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Well-Reasoned, Well-Researched PILs Will Always Be Entertained: Supreme Court
The Chief Justice told a advocate to first raise issues with the concerned authorities and file a PIL in the court only after his prayers go unheard.
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Centre Says Time To Remove PIL As A Concept; Supreme Court Says "We're Cautious"
The matter came up as the Supreme Court's nine-judge Constitution Bench questioned the maintainability of petitions filed by non-devotees in the Sabarimala case
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5 Instances When Supreme Court Cracked Down on "Frivolous" Petitions
Amid repeated warnings against the misuse of Public Interest Litigations (PIL), the Supreme Court has in recent hearings expressed strong concern over what it described as "frivolous petitions".
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"Go Sell Sweaters In Ludhiana": Chief Justice To Trader Over Frivolous Petition In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday saw Chief Justice of India Surya Kant losing his cool at a trader from Punjab's Ludhiana who filed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking inclusion of the PM Cares Fund under the RTI Act.
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Supreme Court Refuses Plea Over 'Invasive' Seizure Powers For Tax Officials
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a public interest litigation, or PIL, against a new law allowing Income Tax Department officers to search and seize personal electronic devices.
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'Wasting Time': High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Ban On Bangladesh Cricket Team
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to ban Bangladesh from all international cricketing competitions over alleged violence against the Hindu community in the country.
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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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Well-Reasoned, Well-Researched PILs Will Always Be Entertained: Supreme Court
The Chief Justice told a advocate to first raise issues with the concerned authorities and file a PIL in the court only after his prayers go unheard.
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Centre Says Time To Remove PIL As A Concept; Supreme Court Says "We're Cautious"
The matter came up as the Supreme Court's nine-judge Constitution Bench questioned the maintainability of petitions filed by non-devotees in the Sabarimala case
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5 Instances When Supreme Court Cracked Down on "Frivolous" Petitions
Amid repeated warnings against the misuse of Public Interest Litigations (PIL), the Supreme Court has in recent hearings expressed strong concern over what it described as "frivolous petitions".
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"Go Sell Sweaters In Ludhiana": Chief Justice To Trader Over Frivolous Petition In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday saw Chief Justice of India Surya Kant losing his cool at a trader from Punjab's Ludhiana who filed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking inclusion of the PM Cares Fund under the RTI Act.
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Supreme Court Refuses Plea Over 'Invasive' Seizure Powers For Tax Officials
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a public interest litigation, or PIL, against a new law allowing Income Tax Department officers to search and seize personal electronic devices.
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'Wasting Time': High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Ban On Bangladesh Cricket Team
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to ban Bangladesh from all international cricketing competitions over alleged violence against the Hindu community in the country.
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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
