public interest litigation (pil)

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    Supreme Court Orders Inquiry into Arunachal Public Works Contracts

    New Delhi/Itanagar, April 6 – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu welcomed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation, as directed by the Supreme Court, and assured full cooperation with the central agency.In response to this development, the opposition Congress demanded...
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    Supreme Court Considers Law Excluding CJI from Election Commissioner Selection

    New Delhi, March 20 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a 2023 law that removed the Chief Justice of India from a committee responsible for appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election...
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    Dharmasthala: HC Seeks Govt Investigation Report

    Bengaluru, March 18 – In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Congress-led state government to file a detailed statement on the investigation conducted by the police department into the alleged mass burial case reported from the Hindu pilgrimage center of...
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    Delhi Air Pollution: SC Disposes of Landmark Case

    New Delhi, March 15 The four-decade-old MC Mehta case finally came to a close on March 12 when the Supreme Court dismissed the 1985 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas.The PIL, filed by environmentalist M C Mehta in 1985, led to several...
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    Suvendu Adhikari Heckled Outside CEO Office – Court Demands Report

    Kolkata, February 27 – The Calcutta High Court, on Friday, sought a report from the Kolkata Police regarding the alleged heckling of the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, by a group of booth-level officers (BLOs) in front of the office of the Chief Electoral...
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    Film Release on Hold: Kerala HC Weighs Arguments in 'The Kerala Story 2' Case

    Kochi, February 26 Hours after a single judge put on hold the release of the film 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' for 15 days, a division bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday considered an appeal against the interim order and reserved its verdict in the matter.The bench of Justices...
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    Adhikari Files HC Petition Over Security Concerns Following Kolkata Protest

    Kolkata, February 25 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, approached the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, raising serious concerns regarding his personal security and alleging a lack of adequate vigilance and protection by the state police authorities.His...
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    Postgraduate Medical Admissions: Centre Argues Policy Decision Prioritizes Seat Utilization

    New Delhi, February 23 – The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed the Supreme Court that the decision to reduce the qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2025–26 was made after careful consideration by expert bodies, taking into account the large number of vacant postgraduate medical...
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    SC to Examine Reduced NEET-PG Cutoffs, Impacting Thousands of Candidates

    New Delhi, February 22 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) on Monday challenging the decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentages for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination.According to the daily cause list published on the website of the...
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    PIL Calls for Enhanced Safeguards Against UPI Scams

    New Delhi, February 19 – The Delhi High Court has agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the framing of comprehensive guidelines to curb the growing menace of frauds perpetrated through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).Issuing notice, a bench of Chief Justice D.K...
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