public interest litigation

Kolkata, March 23 – The preliminary hearing at the Calcutta High Court on the public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to transfer several senior bureaucrats and police officers in poll-bound West Bengal concluded on Monday. The ECI’s counsel...

Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission questioned the petitioner's standing on Monday while filing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of several officials of the West Bengal government after the announcement of state assembly elections.The petitioner, a lawyer...

Kolkata, March 23 – A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Monday regarding the death of a resident of Dum Dum after he was trapped in an elevator at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.The petition alleges negligence and seeks a CBI investigation into the...

Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission questioned the petitioner's standing on Monday while filing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of several officers of the West Bengal government after the announcement of state assembly elections.The petitioner, a lawyer...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the apparent lack of urgency shown by the CBI and the ED in investigating the alleged large-scale banking fraud involving the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and its firms, and directed them to conduct a "thorough, impartial, and...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the installation of the national emblem on the dome of the apex court's building, stating that the matter falls within its administrative jurisdiction.A bench comprising Chief...

Lucknow, March 20 Taking a serious view of the increasing noise pollution caused by modified silencers and illegal horns, the Allahabad High Court on Friday summoned the Director General of Police (DGP) and Transport Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh to appear before it via video-conference on April...

Indore, March 20 The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday directed the government and other parties to file their objections or responses to a public interest litigation (PIL) claiming the existence of a medieval Jain temple and school within the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Masjid complex in...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court said on Friday that it would consider a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking provisions in the criminal law for non-consensual unnatural sex, similar to section 377 of the now-repealed Indian Penal Code (IPC), observing that the Centre's decision on...

Kolkata, March 20 – A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging the transfers of bureaucrats and police officers of the West Bengal cadre ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) since the Model Code of Conduct came into force on Sunday.The...

Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Friday, March 20:* The High Court will hear a public interest litigation (PIL) to fill vacant positions of chairperson and members of the National Commission for Minorities.* The High Court will hear a lawsuit filed by Indian cricket...

Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Friday, March 20:* The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by the NGO 'Vanashakti' against the Mumbai municipal corporation.* The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by the All India Trade Union Congress challenging the provisions of...

Prayagraj, March 19 Holding that there was ample time to rescue Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta before he drowned in a water-filled trench in January, the Allahabad High Court has asked the NDRF and the SDRF to inform it about the steps taken by their teams to save him, which had reached the spot.A...

New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court has dismissed another plea alleging violation of international wildlife norms in the import of endangered species by Vantara, a zoological rescue and rehabilitation center in Jamnagar, Gujarat.The top court last year dismissed a similar public interest...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi High Court has directed the city police and administration to ensure a peaceful and dignified observance of Eid in Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed in a Holi clash.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the police...

New Delhi, March 18 The Association for Protection of Civil Rights, a civil rights group, approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to prevent "imminent communal violence" during Eid in Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed in a clash during Holi.Senior advocate Nitya Ramkrishnan...

Kochi, March 18 The Kerala High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that claimed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) professional T20 cricket league could not use the name "Indian Premier League."The petitioner, Ashique Karoth, who claimed to be a social...

Amaravati, March 18 A public interest litigation (PIL) alleging large-scale irregularities in the procurement of distribution transformers – linked to Shirdi Sai Transformers – by Andhra Pradesh DISCOMs has been admitted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.The petition, filed by former IPS...

Kolkata, March 18 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday questioned whether it was also the responsibility of the West Bengal government, along with the Election Commission of India (ECI), to ensure free, fair, and violence-free elections in the state.The division bench...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Delhi government's response to a plea challenging the decision of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) to provide free treatment to only 10 per cent of beds and 25 per cent of cases in the outpatient department for...