public interest litigation
- Telangana
Free education: HC presses for RTE Act implementation in Telangana
Hyderabad: A division bench of the Telangana High Court, consisting of Chief Justice Alok Aaradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, on Tuesday directed Additional Advocate General (AAG) Mohd Imran Khan to seek…
- India
Delhi HC nixes PIL challenging appointment of NSIDC Chairman
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the National Small Industries Development Corporation…
- India
HC refuses to take cognisance of attack on foreign students
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday said it should not be made a probe agency and every incident is not a matter of PIL, in reference to an attack on students…
- India
SC junks plea seeking handcuff election symbol for candidates with criminal background
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking an election symbol of handcuff for candidates with criminal antecedents. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud…
- India
SC dismisses PIL seeking appointment of experienced lawyers as judicial members in AFT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking appointment of experienced lawyers as judicial members at all vacant seats of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT). “When…
- India
Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL for urgent implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) urging to urgently implement the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023, ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women…
- India
Don’t repeat Morbi ‘engineering disaster’ while repairing Gondal bridges: HC to govt
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed the state government not to repeat the Morbi “engineering disaster” while repairing two over-a-century-old bridges in Gondal town. The division bench of Chief Justice…
- India
PIL filed in Patna HC against hike in reservation for deprived castes
Patna: Two persons have jointly filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Patna High Court challenging the decision of the Nitish Kumar government enhancing the reservation for EBC, OBC, SC and…
- India
‘Publicity interest litigation’: TN govt on pleas for action against Udhayanidhi
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday argued before the Supreme Court that PILs seeking action against state Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin are rather in the nature of “publicity interest litigation”. A…
- News
PIL seeks ‘cooling-off’ period for judges before accepting political appointment, dismissed by SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association seeking a two-year “cooling-off” period for judges of the apex court and high courts for accepting…
- India
Bengal firecracker unit blast: Twin PILs filed in Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Two separate Public Interest Litigations (PILs) were filed in the Calcutta High Court on Monday on the blast in an illegal firecracker unit at Duttapukur in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas…
- India
Gujarat HC junks PIL urging use of Gujarati in court proceedings
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) calling for inclusion of Gujarati alongside English in court proceedings. The court’s decision on Tuesday has paved the way for…
- Delhi
Delhi HC refuses to direct Centre to impose ‘total prohibition’ on cow slaughter
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has declined to direct the Centre to implement a complete ban on the slaughter of cows and their progeny. Presided over by Chief Justice Satish Chandra…