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"We are not Chinese": Plea In Supreme Court After Tripura Student's Murder
Following the brutal assault and subsequent death of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention.
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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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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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'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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"12 Years Since He Was Buried. Why Now?" High Court On Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhat Grave Plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking removal of graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat, both executed for terror-related offences, from Delhi's Tihar Jail.
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Madras High Junks Plea On Voter List 'Manipulation', Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Fine
The Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation on Tuesday. The petition sought directions for the Election Commission of India to clarify allegations of widespread manipulation of electoral rolls in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Stray Dogs In Meghalaya Are "Dangerous" In Nature: High Court To Supreme Court
In a significant development, the Meghalaya High Court has requested the Supreme Court to allow it to retain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the stray dogs menace.
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Bengal Willing To Hold Union Polls, Colleges Not Making Efforts, Court Told
The West Bengal government on Tuesday informed Calcutta High Court that it is willing to conduct student union elections in universities across the state. However, claimed that the institutions themselves have not shown any initiative in this regard.
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"We are not Chinese": Plea In Supreme Court After Tripura Student's Murder
Following the brutal assault and subsequent death of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention.
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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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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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'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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"12 Years Since He Was Buried. Why Now?" High Court On Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhat Grave Plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking removal of graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat, both executed for terror-related offences, from Delhi's Tihar Jail.
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Madras High Junks Plea On Voter List 'Manipulation', Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Fine
The Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation on Tuesday. The petition sought directions for the Election Commission of India to clarify allegations of widespread manipulation of electoral rolls in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Stray Dogs In Meghalaya Are "Dangerous" In Nature: High Court To Supreme Court
In a significant development, the Meghalaya High Court has requested the Supreme Court to allow it to retain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the stray dogs menace.
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Bengal Willing To Hold Union Polls, Colleges Not Making Efforts, Court Told
The West Bengal government on Tuesday informed Calcutta High Court that it is willing to conduct student union elections in universities across the state. However, claimed that the institutions themselves have not shown any initiative in this regard.
