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- India
Supreme Court stays PIL in Calcutta HC on assets of Trinamool Congress leaders
Kolkata: As a Supreme Court division bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit, on Friday stayed the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) at the Calcutta High Court on the assets of…
- Telangana
Telangana: High Court dismisses PIL on police constable test
Hyderabad: A two-judge panel comprising chief justice Ujjal Bhuyan and justice CV Bhaskar Reddy quashed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which questioned the qualifying marks of the government exam for transport and…
- India
SC seeks Centre’s reply on PILs seeking uniform religion-neutral laws on marriage, divorce
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought a comprehensive response within three weeks from the Centre on a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the government to frame religion and gender-neutral…
- India
SC seeks material in support of PIL for uniform code for religious, charitable endowments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought “some material” in support of a PIL which sought a uniform code for religious and charitable endowments and claimed that over 15,000 temples closed…
- India
At times, I feel I would have quit politics: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister and All-India Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that at times she feels that she would have quit politics. “I joined politics to serve the…
- India
PIL in Calcutta HC questions assets of top BJP leaders
Kolkata: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioning the assets of 24 top BJP leaders, including some Union ministers. Those named in the PIL…
- Top Stories
All political parties including BJP are in favour of freebies, says SC
New Delhi: All political parties including BJP are in favour of freebies and due to this a judicial attempt has been made to deal with it, said the Supreme Court on Tuesday…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC dismisses PIL against Azan on loudspeakers
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has said ‘azan’ (Muslim call to prayer) on loudspeakers does not violate the fundamental right of people of other faiths. It therefore refused to order mosques to…
- India
PIL in Calcutta HC against screening of ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’
Kolkata: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court on Monday against the screening of movie “Lal Singh Chaddha”, starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, in the state…
- India
PIL challenges Nitish Kumar’s reappointment as Bihar CM
Patna: A Patna-based social activist Dharmsheela Devi and Supreme Court lawyer Varun Sinha filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court and challenged Nitish Kumar for holding the post of…
- India
Crime against women: Allahabad HC questions delay in registering cases
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has questioned the delays by police in registering cases related to crime against women. During the hearing of a PIL, the court, showing strictness, asked the state…
- Delhi
Plea in Delhi HC to place Indian flag, statue of justice in courtrooms
New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to place the Indian flag, statue of justice and state emblem inside courtrooms and at the main entrances…
- India
SC junks plea challenging provision which allows use of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Representation of the People Act, which is connected with the use of electronic…
- India
EC welcomes SC suggestion of expert panel on freebies
New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it welcomed the suggestion of setting up an expert panel to brainstorm the issue of freebies announced during elections, but it…
- India
SC notice to Centre on plea for law to control ‘population explosion’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking a central law to control the “population explosion” in the country. Seeking the government’s response, a…
