Tag: PIL
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PIL in Calcutta HC demanding provision for mother’s name in advocate enrolment form
Pointing out that there is no provision of mentioning the "mother's name", the petitioner has pointed out that this is contrary to certain articles of the Indian Constitution.
November 26, 2022 -
PIL at Calcutta HC against corruption in license renewal of B.Ed colleges
The Calcutta HC, on Saturday, received a PIL alleging massive irregularities and corruption in the process of license renewal of different Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) and Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) colleges in West Bengal.
November 26, 2022 -
Shraddha killing: HC rejects plea to transfer investigation to CBI
The Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad on Tuesday said we find not a single good reason to entertain this plea.
November 22, 2022 -
SC dismisses PIL asking to remove Nitish Kumar from Bihar’s CM post
The plea sought the removal of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the ground that he played a fraud on the electorate by getting into a post-poll alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in August this year.
November 12, 2022 -
PIL seeks VC for undertrials, cites public & judicial officers safety; SC to consider on Oct 11
A bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit is likely to take up the PIL filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra on October 11.
October 6, 2022 -
PIL in HC against police inaction in alleged assault on Kerala Governor
The petitioner also seeks disciplinary action “against the delinquent police officers who had failed to register the crime in the said offence.”
September 25, 2022 -
HC notice to Delhi govt on PIL alleging schools imparting only 2 hrs of education
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Government of the NCT Delhi after receiving a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) stating that students studying in some schools in the North East District area are following the pattern of teaching mechanism.
September 15, 2022 -
PIL at Calcutta HC against state govt’s dole for community Puja committees
The division bench has admitted the petition and the Chief Justice himself assured that the matter will be heard on a fast-track basis. The matter is likely to be hard on August 26, 2022.
August 24, 2022 -
SC Directs Jharkhand High Court to Consider Maintainability of PIL Against State CM Hemant Soren
The Apex court was hearing a plea related to the probes by the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the mining lease that was granted to the Jharkhand Chief Minister and some shell companies operated by his family members and associates.
May 24, 2022 -
Calcutta High Court rejects PIL seeking removal of Dhankhar
Seeking the governor's removal, the petition alleged that he is bypassing the state council of ministers and dictating directly to the state officers and tweeting almost every day. His comments have the potential to affect the federal structure, it stated.
February 19, 2022 -
Plea in SC says freebies by political parties similar to bribery, undue influence
The plea contended that political parties' promises to lure voters in their favor are analogous to bribery and undue influences.
January 23, 2022 -
Bengal seeks more time from HC on PIL on condition of carriage horses
PETA India recently submitted a detailed proposal to the Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, offering to take responsibility for the rehabilitation of unfit, unlicensed, and abandoned horses seized by Kolkata police or other law-enforcement authorities, with the support of local NGOs and animal sanctuaries.
January 19, 2022 -
‘Personal vendetta under PIL cloak’: Asthana on challenge to his appointment
"This personal vendetta or a proxy war is projected under the cloak of public interest litigation. This Hon'ble Court may not allow such attempts using the august forum of this Hon'ble Court"
September 17, 2021 -
Delhi HC notice to EC on PIL against parties offering cash in polls
The petition had also point out that the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party, in 2019 general election, offered cash to certain sections of the society. The Congress had announced Nyuntam aay Yogyna -- NYAY scheme. The high court issued notice to both these parties.
September 15, 2021 -
Hearing of PIL on Bhabanipur bypoll deferred for a week
The controversy regarding the announcement of the polls in Bhabanipur arose after the poll panel in its notification mentioned that the Bhabanipur by-election is being treated as a special case because of the request from the state government.
September 14, 2021 -
PIL questions Chief Secy’s jurisdiction in pressing for Bhowanipore bypoll
The petitioner asked whether the bureaucratic head of the state has the jurisdiction to request the Election Commission to conduct elections to a particular constituency just because the Chief Minister of the state 'intends to contest' from there.
September 10, 2021 -
SC moved for making policing ‘transparent, people-friendly’
Advocate and former Delhi BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to constitute a 'judicial commission' or an expert committee to examine the Police Act of developed countries, particularly the US, Singapore and France, so that a 'model police bill' be drafted.
September 4, 2021