PIL
- Delhi
Delhi HC rejects PIL against sticking deities’ images on walls
Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by an advocate against the practice of sticking images and posters of deities on walls in order to prevent public urination,…
- India
Is govt trying to orchestrate confrontation with judiciary: Cong MP on Rijiju’s ‘frivolous PILs’ remark
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari raised questions on Friday over Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s recent remarks on the Supreme Court and asked if the government is trying to “orchestrate” a confrontation…
- India
Date of hearing on PIL on Bengal panchayat polls postponed
Kolkata: The date of hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in Calcutta High Court seeking deployment of central armed forces for the forthcoming…
- Telangana
Gutti Koya eviction: Tribal JAC to file PIL in Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Tribal Joint Action Committee (JAC) has planned to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court challenging the eviction notices issued by the Telangana Forest department to Gutti…
- India
SC refuses to entertain PIL on doubling judges posts in district courts, HCs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL that sought a direction to the Centre and all states to double the number of judges in subordinate judiciary and…
- Kashmir
SC seeks SG’s assistance on PIL over non-functional statutory panels in J&K
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought assistance of the solicitor general on a PIL which alleged statutory panels including the Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission are not functional in…
- India
SC agrees to list for hearing PIL seeking judicial probe into Morbi bridge collapse
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for hearing a PIL seeking constitution of a judicial commission to probe the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat which claimed over…
- India
Gujarat HC likely to hear suo motu PIL on Morbi bridge collapse tragedy on Nov 15
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court is likely to hear the suo motu PIL on the Morbi bridge tragedy on Tuesday, as the matter was not taken up on Monday because of the…
- India
Calcutta HC imposes penalty on advocate for filing groundless PIL on Sourav Ganguly
Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Monday imposed a penalty on an advocate of the same court for filing a groundless public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the removal of…
- Delhi
Delhi HC junks PIL against appointment of Justice Chandrachud as CJI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. Hearing the matter, a division bench…
- Mumbai
Bombay HC to hear PIL against court vacations after Diwali holidays
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would hear after Diwali holidays a public interest litigation challenging the practice of courts taking long vacations, thereby affecting filing and hearing of…
- Kerala
Kerala HC dismisses PIL to regulate Bharat Jodo Yatra
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought a direction to the state government and the police to ensure the Congress party’s ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo…