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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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"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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'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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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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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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"Do Homework": Court Warns Petitioner Not To File Litigation After Reading Newspapers
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday cautioned a petitioner against reading news reports and filing litigation and asked him to "do homework first".
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Against Prada; Questions "Locus" Of Petitioners
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against Italian fashion house Prada for its alleged unauthorised use of the famous Kolhapuri chappals.
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Ban Jain Ritual Of Fasting To Death 'Santhara' For Minors: Plea In Madhya Pradesh High Court
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a legal ban on making minor children and "persons of unsound mind" undertake the Jain religious ritual of 'Santhara', which involves fasting unto death.
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Petition Filed In Allahabad High Court To Stop Justice Yashwant Varma From Taking Oath
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on Wednesday seeking a directive to its Chief Justice to refrain from administering the oath to Justice Yashwant Varma, court sources said.
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"Internal Affairs": Top Court Junks PIL On Violence Against Hindus In Bangladesh
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation plea that sought protection of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh amid the ongoing violence.
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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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"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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'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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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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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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"Do Homework": Court Warns Petitioner Not To File Litigation After Reading Newspapers
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday cautioned a petitioner against reading news reports and filing litigation and asked him to "do homework first".
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Against Prada; Questions "Locus" Of Petitioners
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against Italian fashion house Prada for its alleged unauthorised use of the famous Kolhapuri chappals.
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Ban Jain Ritual Of Fasting To Death 'Santhara' For Minors: Plea In Madhya Pradesh High Court
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a legal ban on making minor children and "persons of unsound mind" undertake the Jain religious ritual of 'Santhara', which involves fasting unto death.
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Petition Filed In Allahabad High Court To Stop Justice Yashwant Varma From Taking Oath
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on Wednesday seeking a directive to its Chief Justice to refrain from administering the oath to Justice Yashwant Varma, court sources said.
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"Internal Affairs": Top Court Junks PIL On Violence Against Hindus In Bangladesh
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation plea that sought protection of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh amid the ongoing violence.
