Tag: PIL
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HC rejects plea about Shah’s rally
Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) on Wednesday turned down the plea challenging Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah’s 15 February rally to be held in Jind of Haryana. A Division Bench of the HC disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a non-government organisation (NGO) Arrive Safe Society, refusing to …
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February 14, 2018 -
Bombay HC to hear PIL on missing notes between printing press and RBI
A public interest litigation — probably holding the key to the historic demonetisation of November 8, 2016 — filed by RTI activist Manoranjan Roy will finally come up for hearing at Bombay High Court here on February 12. The PIL was filed in 2015, on the basis of RTI replies received from the Reserve Bank …
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February 11, 2018 -
Supreme Court unveils new roster, CJI keeps PIL matters
Three weeks after four top judges of the Supreme Court ~ Justice J Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice M B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph ~ had come out to publicly question the administration of justice and state of affairs in the top court on the watch of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, …
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February 2, 2018 -
SC makes roster public, CJI Dipak Misra to hear all PILs
The Supreme Court on Thursday adopted a roster system for the allocation of matters to judges and for the first time made it public. While, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra will hear all Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cases. The order of the CJI was made public on the official website of the apex …
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February 1, 2018 -
HC dismisses PIL challenging CU’s decision to confer DLitt on Mamata
The Division Bench of acting Chief Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya and Justice Arijit Banerjee of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Calcutta University’s decision to confer DLitt on chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The chief minister was conferred the DLitt degree at the university’s convocation ceremony on 11 January. …
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January 26, 2018 -
HC notice over subsidised power to politicians
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday issued notice to the Haryana government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking exclusion of over a dozen politicians, including former chief ministers of the state, Bansi Lal, Om Prakash Chautala and Bhupinder Singh Hooda from the list of beneficiaries of subsidised power for agricultural pump sets. …
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January 19, 2018 -
Sohrabuddin case: Lawyers’ body files PIL against CBI for not challenging Shah’s discharge
Bombay based lawyers’ association on Friday filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court against the CBI decision not to challenge a lower court order discharging BJP president Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case. In the PIL, the Bombay Lawyers Association has urged the high court to issue a direction …
January 19, 2018 -
Mumbai pub blaze: Celeb cop Ribeiro files PIL for probe
Amidst simmering anger over the Mumbai pub blaze of December 29, celebrated former top cop Julio F. Ribeiro on Tuesday filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court seeking an enquiry commission into the incident which claimed 14 lives. Ribeiro, 88, is the former police commissioner of Mumbai who later deputed as the Director General …
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January 9, 2018 -
Gujarat HC orders to appoint a regular police chief
The Gujarat High Court has ordered the state government to appoint a regular Director General of Police (DGP) within eight weeks on Tuesday, Dec 19 The state doesn’t have a regular DGP since April 2016, when incumbent P.C. Thakur was transferred and replaced by in-charge DGP P.P. Pandey, whose appointment was stayed by the Supreme …
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December 19, 2017 -
HC issues notice to Delhi govt, says finally a PIL on vacancy
Delhi government departments are crying for more manpower “because of failure of authorities to recruit”, the Delhi High Court has observed while taking up a PIL on vacancies. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar made the oral observation during a hearing of a PIL highlighting a “huge gap” …
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December 16, 2017 -
Delhi HC disposes off plea against Farooq Abdullah for remarks on PoK
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed off a plea against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah over his controversial remarks on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against Abdullah, the court asked the petitioner to approach the Union government on the matter and asked the …
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November 21, 2017 -
Ban tobacco products outside schools: PIL in Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Centre and city government on a PIL seeking to enforce a complete ban on sale of tobacco and cigarettes near educational institutions in the national capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also issued notice to the governments’ …
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October 9, 2017 -
Did US intelligence agency try to protect Mahatma: PIL in SC
Did the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II and a predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), try to protect Mahatma Gandhi? This question is one among many raised before the Supreme Court in a petition which has sought the re-opening of investigation into …
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October 1, 2017 -
Many Delhi schools don’t have science, commerce streams: HC to CBSE
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the central and state governments and the CBSE on a plea alleging that the majority of government schools in the national capital are not offering their students science and commerce streams at the intermediate level. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal asked …
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September 8, 2017 -
Patna HC dismisses PILs against Nitish Kumar government
In a major relief for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two PILs challenging the formation of the new BJP-JD(U) alliance government in the state. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A K Upadhyay had heard the matter on Friday and adjourned it till …
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July 31, 2017 -
Why there is no law for appointment of Election Commissioners in poll panel, SC asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre as to why there is no enabling law for the appointment of Election Commissioners in the poll panel. The top court agreed to accord final hearing on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that till now political executives have been appointing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners …
July 5, 2017 -
HC asks U’khand govt to provide furniture to primary schools in 6 months
The Uttarakhand High Court has taken strong note of poor conditions of primary schools in the hill state. Passing a judgment at Nainital on Friday, the High Court asked the Uttarakhand government to provide furniture to all primary schools within six months. The court asked the state government to stop pay of education officers from …
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June 30, 2017