PIL
- 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…
- India
Yati Narsinghanand vows to ‘expose’ Prophet Muhammad and Gandhi
In yet another hate speech, this time targeting Prophet Muhammad and Mahatma Gandhi, Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand on Sunday said that he would get one lakh Hindus to sign a Public Interest…
- 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…
- India
‘Will submerge separation of power’: SC on plea seeking barring minister after arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL seeking to debar a minister from holding office after two days of judicial custody, like a public servant. A bench,…
- India
Waqf Act validity: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Delhi HC, opposes BJP leader’s PIL
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay’s response to an intervention application moved by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against his plea challenging the Waqf Act,…
- India
SC refuses to entertain PIL for common dress code in educational institutes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to implement a common dress code for staffers and students…
- India
PIL filed in Calcutta HC after police clean chit to ‘talent scouts’ outside schools
Kolkata: A few days ago, women clad in trendy burqas, with fashionable sunglasses shielding their eyes, started appearing outside some reputed girls’ schools in Kolkata just when the students were leaving for…
- India
HC junks PIL seeking ban on promotion of online gaming apps by SRK, Dhoni and others
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the promotion of online gaming apps by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and cricketers M…
- India
SC to hear over 200 PILs against CAA today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions today challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat…
- 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…
