Search Results for Tag : PIL
Judgments
PIL cannot be filed in service matters(27.02.2017)
Instant writ petition is filed by a non-legal person and which is Forum of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes Legislators and Parliamentarians. Petiti.....
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Notifications & Circulars
10 Cities selected for pilot project of Multi-Modal Electric Public Transport under FAME India(27.12.2017)
The Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Anant Geete has announced today that the Government is providing Rs 437 crore subsidy to .....
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Implementation of automated clearance on pilot basis(27.01.2020)
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Kind reference is invited to the 1st proviso to Section 47(1) of the Customs Act 1962. The said section along with the proviso re.....
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Reserve Bank of India to Launch the Pilot Project for Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit(14.08.2023)
1. As part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released on August 10, 2023, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the develo.....
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RBI discusses the challenges to statistical compilation and modelling during uncertain times at the 16th Statistics Day Conference(29.06.2022)
Today, the Reserve Bank organised its 16th annual conference on 'Statistics Day' designated by the Government of India on June 29 to commemorate the b.....
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Use of email based communication for paperless Assessment Proceedings(19.10.2015)
Central Board of Direct Taxation has begun a pilot program of using email to correspond with taxpayers. The project is expected to be run in non-corpo.....
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International organisations conducting religious pilgrimage exempt from tax(17.05.2016)
The Ministry of External Affairs exempted from tax international organisations facilitating religious pilgrimage services offered by the Ministry.
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Amendments suggested in Shipbreaking Code 2013(16.06.2016)
The Ministry of Shipping suggested changes to the Shipbreaking Code 2013 to address disposa.....
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News
Delhi High Court to DGCA: Limit Flight Hours for Pilots(19.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has told the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that no pilot should fly for over 125 hours, 30 days in a row.
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Supreme Court: PILs Being Used For Personal, Political, Business Agenda(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the manner in which Public Interest Litigation or PIL was being "brazenly mis-utilised" by people wit.....
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Delhi High Court Junks PIL Seeking Probe Into Killing of 39 Indians in Iraq(07.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a detailed probe into alleged "lapses" of the Centre in saving 39 Indians, who were killed by ISIS in Ira.....
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NGT Directs Shipping Firm to Pay Rs 100 Cr in Damages for Oil Spill(24.08.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a Panama-based shipping company and its two Qatar-based sister concerns to pay up Rs 100 crore as damages f.....
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Bombay HC Puts on Hold BMC Notice to Raze Illegal Structure in Kapil Sharma’s Flat(18.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has granted interim stay on a notice issued by BMC in April this year directing razing of an illegal structure allegedly constructed.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice To State Govt On PIL For Nursery, Kindergarten in Govt Schools(10.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Government on a PIL stressing on provision for nursery and kindergarten in Govt schools.
Tags : Delhi High Court, PIL, Nursery
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SC Upholds Tax Liability of PILCOM for 1996 World Cup(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal against tax liability of Rs 39 Lakhs to the Indian income tax department with interest from 1996 ICC World Cup .....
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SC Asks Centre to Act on Plea Seeking a System to Authenticate Government ID Cards(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to consider as representation a PIL seeking to put in place a technology to authenticate identity cards like voter ID, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, PIL, voter ID, Aadhar cards, driving licenses
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Madras HC: "State Obligated To Preserve Practices of All Religions"(16.05.2022)
Madras High Court has reiterated that the State has an obligation to provide basic amenities to the pilgrims whenever there is a large gathering of pe.....
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Supreme Court: Set Up Pilot Courts to Deal With Cheque Bounce Cases(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court in a bid to reduce the pendency of cheque bounce cases under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, ordered the establishment of pilo.....
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Supreme Court Declines Petition Seeking Guidelines to Deal with PIL(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to consider a submission seeking laying down fresh guidelines for hearing public interest litigations (PILs).
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Third Party PIL is Not Maintainable: Madras High Court(22.10.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL which sought a direction to the authorities to withdraw the permission granted for running the Good Shepherd Mat.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Moved by Air India Pilots Challenging Their Termination(20.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by certain pilots of national carrier Air India challenging the termination of their services with .....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to DHFL Promoters Kapil & Dheeraj Wadhwan(24.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to DHFL promoters, Kapil Wadhwan and Dheeraj Wadhwan in the Enforcement Directorate's case of money laundering regi.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Praying to Include Group A, B, C & D Officer under Delhi Lokayukta Act(26.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of Group A, B C and D officers of the Delhi government within the scope .....
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Bombay HC Imposes Fine on a Woman for ‘Frivolous’ PIL(16.08.2016)
Bombay HC, while observing that people should not rush to courts to file cases in profusion under garb of public interest,has imposed a fine of Rs 250.....
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Supreme Court: Let Her Fly... Let Her Be Airborne All The Time(20.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while rejecting Centre’s view that Air Force officer has no entitlement to a commission, has offered relief to woman pilot Sandeep Kaur.....
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Bombay HC Extends Interim Relief to Comedian Kapil Sharma(25.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has extended by two weeks interim relief granted to comedian Kapil Sharma in a case involving alleged illegal constructions in his f.....
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Kerala HC to Devaswom Boards: Extend Proper Facilities to Sabarimala Pilgrims During Festival(14.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed Travancore Devaswom Board and Cochin Devaswom Board to ensure that proper facilities are provided to Sabarimala pilgrim.....
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Hyderabad High Court Slams TTD for Fleecing of Pilgrims by Eateries(16.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has told Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that Court wanted to see some “action” to curb fleecing of pilgrims on Seven Hills .....
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Bombay HC: Over 80% of PILs Not Filed for Genuine Reasons(23.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that "Over 80% of PILs seem to have been filed by people who are put up by some individuals or for the purpose of black.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Regulations on Filing and Withdrawal of PILs(29.10.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed public interest litigation filed by a ‘magazine editor’ who sought regulations on filing and registration of PILs and .....
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Madras HC Dismisses Petition Seeking Enquiry Into Water Users Association Elections(09.06.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed for formation of an Investigation Team under the head of a retired High Court Judge for inquiring int.....
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Kerala HC: No Religious Community Had Right to Conduct Pilgrimage Inside Reserved Forest Land(12.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has emphasized that no religious community had a right to conduct pilgrimage inside reserved forest land. The Court has stated that .....
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PIL Filing Rules Amended by Bombay High Court(06.08.2015)
Bombay High Court has amended the Bombay High Court Public Interest Litigation Rules, 2010.
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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Demanding Tabling of MB Shah Report(07.08.2015)
Gujarat High Court has dismissed PIL filed by the then Gujarat chief minister Suresh Mehta and others pleading that report prepared by Justice M B S.....
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Supreme Court Desires a Better Deal for Ayodhya Pilgrims(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh Government to provide basic facilities to pilgrims thronging makeshift sanctum sanctorum of an idol of Ram.....
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Supreme Court Grants Stay in Priya Pilliai Defamation Case(10.08.2015)
Supreme Court has put a stay on trial court proceedings in a defamation case filed against Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai and two others.
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Supreme Court : PILs Cannot be Thrown Out Only Because Petitioner Belongs to Rival Political Party(30.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cannot be thrown out only because the petitioner belongs to a rival political party.....
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Bombay HC Slams Fine of Rs 25,000 on a Man who Filed Plea against Illegal Structures(08.10.2015)
Bombay HC has slammed a fine of Rs 25,000 on an individual who had filed a PIL against illegal constructions in Kurla, but was himself found erecting .....
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Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Air India Pilot Who Eluded Breath Analyser Test(01.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an Air India pilot who was suspended for allegedly violating aircraft rules, including evading a bre.....
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Gujarat High Court Irks over Frivolous PILs(05.10.2015)
Gujarat HC irked over rampant misuse of public interest litigations (PIL) in several cases, has ruled that imposing a heavy fine is not enough in such.....
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NGT Declares Vilappilsala Plant as Illegal(05.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has declared that solid waste management plant at Vilappilsala as illegal and hence to be demolished. Also directed that.....
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Delhi High Court Quashes Termination and Directs Reinstatement of Air India Pilots(02.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has quashed the Air India’s decision on termination of services of pilots including contractual ones due to financial difficulties in.....
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PILs can’t be Used as Tool to Take Vengeance: Karnataka High Court(22.11.2018)
Karnataka High Court has remarked that Public Interest Litigation cannot be used as a tool to wreck vengeance, while dismissing a PIL filed by a lady .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Expedite Hearing of PILs Against Tainted Politicians(05.04.2017)
Supreme Court while refusing to expedite hearing on PILs filed against tainted politicians has said that it was not possible to set up a Constitution .....
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Supreme Court Transfers PIL of 1985 on Cleaning of River Ganga to NGT(25.01.2017)
Supreme Court has transferred a PIL on cleaning of river Ganga, pending for over a decade, to National Green Tribunal (NGT) which is hearing the matte.....
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Delhi High Court: No PIL For Service Matters(01.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has remarked that PILs cannot be filed in service matters, while dismissing a Petition filed by a non-legal entity on behalf of emplo.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain PIL to Double the Number of Judges(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that getting more judges is not the panacea of all evils, has refused to entertain a PIL filed by BJP leader and Advocat.....
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Bombay HC Slams Maharashtra's State Mental Health Authority for Inaction(05.12.2022)
Bombay High Court while issuing directions in a PIL seeking effective implementation of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 in Maharashtra, has observed .....
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Supreme Court Bars Litigants For Life From Filing PILs(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court has barred two litigants for life, who cast aspersions on Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and his predecessor Justice T S Thakur, from.....
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Madras HC Junks Plea to Detain Vessels in Chennai Oil Spill Case(06.02.2017)
Madras HC, while wondering under what law could Court order detention of two ships that collided off Ennore Port resulting in a major oil spill into t.....
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Delhi HC Transfers Barkha Dutt's Criminal Case Against Kapil Sibal to Special Court for MP/ MLA(18.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has allowed a petition filed by senior journalist Barkha Dutt seeking to transfer her criminal complaint against Analog Media, owned .....
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Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Remain Vigilant of Attempts to Misuse PILs(07.12.2018)
Supreme Court has reminded the high courts of staying watchful of attempts to misuse public interest litigations for promotion of personal agenda.
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Probe Into Rafale Deal Based on Reports of French Agency(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking inquiry into the Rafale deal in the light of certain reports in a French news portal alleging pay.....
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Supreme Court Slams Bengal Government For Not Filing Response to PIL(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has rapped West Bengal Government for not filing its response to a PIL pertaining to waste disposal in rivers.
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Gujarat HC: Not Our Duty to Tell State to Construct Schools, Hospitals(07.10.2022)
Gujarat High Court while hearing a PIL highlighting the fact that despite orders of collector passed in 2016, authorities haven't constructed civil ho.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Police’s Response on Anticipatory Bail Plea of Air India Pilot Arvind Kathpalia(14.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of police on an anticipatory bail plea of Air India pilot Captain Arvind Kathpalia, in a case of alleged viol.....
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J&K&L High Court Closes PIL Seeking Islamic Banking Window(27.07.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking introduction of Islamic Banking (Shariah Compliant windows) in all.....
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Bombay HC to Police: No Coercive Action Against Kapil in Illegal Construction Case(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has restrained city police from taking any coercive action against actor Kapil Sharma, based on FIR registered against him alleging .....
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AAR, Karnataka: 18% GST to Apply on Support Services for Research on Epilepsy(08.02.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is applicable on support services for research on the Preventio.....
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Allahabad HC: Police Can't Kill Accused Merely Because He is a Dreaded Criminal(16.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court while convicting 43 police personnel in connection with the 1991 Pilibhit Encounter case observed that the police officers can't .....
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SC: PILs Becoming an Instrument of Blackmail Against Infrastructural Projects(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court has remarked that PILs are becoming an instrument of blackmail when infrastructural and building projects were concerned.
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice in PIL Challenging Exorbitant Fees for Competitive Exams(30.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a PIL seeking "equal opportunity to enter workforce" and regularization of "exorbitant fee" and GST charged for .....
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Kerala HC Directs 43 Businessmen to Produce Permits for Carrying Business(20.10.2015)
Kerala HC while taking petition filed by residents of Panampilly Nagar questioning alleged widespread commercialization of residential zone, has direc.....
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Ker. HC Allows Restoration of PIL Seeking Enactment of Law Against Superstition & Human Sacrifice(26.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has allowed restoration of a PIL seeking direction to be issued to State to consider enactment and implementation of ‘Kerala Prevent.....
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Delhi HC: ‘Busybodies’ With Oblique Interest Can’t be Allowed to Waste Judiciary’s Time(24.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while Court is cognizant of the liberal rules pertaining to public interest litigation, it must also ensure that busybo.....
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Del. HC: Haj Pilgrimage is a Religious Practice(08.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that Haj pilgrimage and the ceremonies involved therein falls within the ambit of religious practice, held that the s.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Directions to Trial Courts to Compile Necessary Details of Accused Persons(05.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a slew of directions to all the trial courts in the State to compile necessary details of accused persons in a compreh.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Allow Warkaris to Perform Pilgrimage to Temple in Pandharpur(19.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition seeking directions to State of Maharashtra to grant permission to Warkaris of Sant Namdev Maharaj Sansthan an.....
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Now Aadhaar Must for Filing PILs: Madras High Court(11.01.2018)
Madras High Court has directed its registry to collect the litigants' Aadhaar card copy along with other documents at the time of filing the PILs.
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Delhi High Court Declines to Entertain PIL by Petitioner who was Blacklisted by Supreme Court(17.09.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition filed by a Petitioner blacklisted by the Supreme Court from filing any matter in "public in.....
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Raj HC to State: Provide Details of Curriculum & Management of Madrasas(18.07.2023)
Rajasthan High Court while hearing a PIL to declare the enactment of Rajasthan Madarsa Board Act, 2020, as unconstitutional, has directed State Govern.....
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Kerala HC Disposes Plea Questioning Practices Related To Engaging Foreign Pilots On Contract(30.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a former Indigo Airlines Captain, a Portuguese national who had questioned practices related to engaging foreign pilots.....
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Bombay High Court to Litigants: Exhaust All Legal Remedies Before Filing PILs(05.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that litigants must exhaust all other legal remedies before approaching the High Court with PILs seeking criminal action ag.....
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Bom. HC: Epilepsy Not a Ground to Seek Divorce(27.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that the condition of “epilepsy” is neither an incurable disease nor can it be considered a mental disorder or a psychopath.....
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47 Policemen Get Life Terms in Pilibhit Fake Encounter Case(05.04.2016)
A Special CBI court has sentenced 47 policemen to life term for killing 10 Sikh pilgrims in a fake encounter in Pilibhit 25 years ago.
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Meaningless PILs Will Be Costly: Madras High Court(19.02.2018)
Madras High Court, while dismissing a PIL filed by social activist Traffic Ramaswamy has warned that in future, exemplary costs will be imposed for fr.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Guidelines To Regulate Cryptocurrencies(16.11.2023)
SC has rejected to consider a PIL seeking guidelines for trading and mining of cryptocurrency and observed that even though the petitioner had filed t.....
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Rajasthan HC Asks State & Central Government to file Response to PIL on Child Death(04.05.2016)
Rajasthan High Court has asked State and Central Government to file its response to a PIL over death of 12 children in a state-run child home for ment.....
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Enforcement Directorate Arrests Kapil Wadhawan in Iqbal Mirchi Case(28.01.2020)
Enforcement Directorate has arrested Dewan Housing Finance’s former Chairman and Director, Kapil Wadhawan for his alleged role in financing the loan t.....
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Madras HC Rejects Petition Seeking Information on TN CM Health Status(06.10.2016)
Madras HC has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by social activist K R 'Traffic' Ramaswamy which sought a report on health status of .....
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Rajasthan HC: Proper Facts & Evidence Must Be Placed Before Court to Invoke PIL Jurisdiction(07.03.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that a citizen approaching the court in a public interest jurisdiction holds greater duty to make full research and .....
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Petition of Impeachment Motion Against CJI Withdrawn by Congress(08.05.2018)
Petition of impeachment motion filed against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the Congress MPs has been withdrawn by senior party leader Kapi.....
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