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"Politically Motivated": Mehbooba Mufti's Plea On Prisoners Rejected
The Court emphasised that the public interest litigation is not a tool for advancing political agendas or turning the judiciary into a political arena.
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"Why Sabotage Andhra's Future": Nara Lokesh Targets Jagan Reddy's Party On Pleas Against IT Projects
TDP national general secretary and Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT, Electronics and Communications Nara Lokesh criticised the filing of multiple Public Interest Litigations (PILs) against major IT park projects in the state
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"Urbanised Phobia Of Rich": Supreme Court Rejects Plea On Packaged Food Standards
The SC rejected a PIL seeking the adoption of WHO standards for permissible levels of certain cancer-causing chemicals in packaged food and drinking water, with the court making strong remarks on what it described as an urbanised phobia of the rich
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NMC Invites Applications For Legal Officer, Salary Rs 2 Lakh
Apply to NMC for Legal Officer roles requiring experience in Central/State Government law departments. Positions involve litigation monitoring and legal advisory duties.
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Bombay High Court Converts Civil Suit On Goa Nightclub Fire Into PIL
The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.
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Telangana Government's New Land Transformation Policy In Trouble
Telangana's ambitious land-use policy - the Hyderabad Industrial Land Transformation Policy - hit a legal roadblock Friday after the state's High Court admitted a public interest litigation filed by veteran social activist K Purushotham Reddy.
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'Will Sit Till Midnight For The Poorest Litigant': Chief Justice Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday said that ensuring justice for poor litigants is his top priority and he can sit till midnight in the court for them.
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'We Risk Losing Old World That Kept Us Human': Supreme Court Judge Warns Of 'Civilisational Tremor'
Citing cases of elderly citizens deceived by digital frauds, abandoned by family members or trapped in lifelong litigation, Justice Surya Kant said the law must serve as a "renewing framework of dignity".
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'Nationwide Health Emergency': Plea Filed In Top Court Over Air Pollution
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention in the "nationwide public health emergency" caused by escalating air pollution across India.
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Actor Files PIL In Bengaluru Tunnel Project, BJP MP Tejaswi Surya Argues Case
The Tunnel Road Project in Bengaluru has come under judicial scrutiny after actor Prakash Belawadi filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Karnataka High Court.
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Madras High Court Notice To Centre, Tamil Nadu On Plea To Add TVK's Vijay As Accused In Stampede Case
The Madras High Court today sent notices to the Election Commission of India, Tamil Nadu government, and the state top cop on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to alter the FIR in the Karur stampede case.
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Against Arundhati Roy's Book Cover
The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against author Arundhati Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' over its cover image showing the writer smoking.
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Calcutta High Court Accepts Plea For Central Probe Over Attack On BJP MP
The Calcutta High Court has permitted the filing of a PIL, a public interest litigation, seeking an NIA investigation into the alleged attack on two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders - MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh.
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Opinion | Rajasthan High Court Abolishes Princely Titles - Yet Indian Courts Cling To 'My Lord'
As the courts increasingly see a generation of Gen Z lawyers and litigants enter their halls, they must modernise their modes of communication. The rigid and antiquated language of the courtroom risks alienating the very public it serves.
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Boeing To Pay $50,000 To Settle Lawsuit Over Whistleblower's Death By Suicide
Boeing Co agreed to pay at least $50,000 (Rs 44,36,500) to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who took his own life last year.
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"Politically Motivated": Mehbooba Mufti's Plea On Prisoners Rejected
The Court emphasised that the public interest litigation is not a tool for advancing political agendas or turning the judiciary into a political arena.
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"Why Sabotage Andhra's Future": Nara Lokesh Targets Jagan Reddy's Party On Pleas Against IT Projects
TDP national general secretary and Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT, Electronics and Communications Nara Lokesh criticised the filing of multiple Public Interest Litigations (PILs) against major IT park projects in the state
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"Urbanised Phobia Of Rich": Supreme Court Rejects Plea On Packaged Food Standards
The SC rejected a PIL seeking the adoption of WHO standards for permissible levels of certain cancer-causing chemicals in packaged food and drinking water, with the court making strong remarks on what it described as an urbanised phobia of the rich
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NMC Invites Applications For Legal Officer, Salary Rs 2 Lakh
Apply to NMC for Legal Officer roles requiring experience in Central/State Government law departments. Positions involve litigation monitoring and legal advisory duties.
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Bombay High Court Converts Civil Suit On Goa Nightclub Fire Into PIL
The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.
-
Telangana Government's New Land Transformation Policy In Trouble
Telangana's ambitious land-use policy - the Hyderabad Industrial Land Transformation Policy - hit a legal roadblock Friday after the state's High Court admitted a public interest litigation filed by veteran social activist K Purushotham Reddy.
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'Will Sit Till Midnight For The Poorest Litigant': Chief Justice Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday said that ensuring justice for poor litigants is his top priority and he can sit till midnight in the court for them.
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'We Risk Losing Old World That Kept Us Human': Supreme Court Judge Warns Of 'Civilisational Tremor'
Citing cases of elderly citizens deceived by digital frauds, abandoned by family members or trapped in lifelong litigation, Justice Surya Kant said the law must serve as a "renewing framework of dignity".
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'Nationwide Health Emergency': Plea Filed In Top Court Over Air Pollution
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention in the "nationwide public health emergency" caused by escalating air pollution across India.
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Actor Files PIL In Bengaluru Tunnel Project, BJP MP Tejaswi Surya Argues Case
The Tunnel Road Project in Bengaluru has come under judicial scrutiny after actor Prakash Belawadi filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Karnataka High Court.
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Madras High Court Notice To Centre, Tamil Nadu On Plea To Add TVK's Vijay As Accused In Stampede Case
The Madras High Court today sent notices to the Election Commission of India, Tamil Nadu government, and the state top cop on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to alter the FIR in the Karur stampede case.
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Against Arundhati Roy's Book Cover
The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against author Arundhati Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' over its cover image showing the writer smoking.
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Calcutta High Court Accepts Plea For Central Probe Over Attack On BJP MP
The Calcutta High Court has permitted the filing of a PIL, a public interest litigation, seeking an NIA investigation into the alleged attack on two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders - MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh.
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Opinion | Rajasthan High Court Abolishes Princely Titles - Yet Indian Courts Cling To 'My Lord'
As the courts increasingly see a generation of Gen Z lawyers and litigants enter their halls, they must modernise their modes of communication. The rigid and antiquated language of the courtroom risks alienating the very public it serves.
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Boeing To Pay $50,000 To Settle Lawsuit Over Whistleblower's Death By Suicide
Boeing Co agreed to pay at least $50,000 (Rs 44,36,500) to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who took his own life last year.
