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YSRCP files PIL challenging Andhra Pradesh government's land policy: Gudiv
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Andhra Pradesh Minister Gudivada Amarnath on Thursday said that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the land policy of the state government, alleging that large extents of valuable public land are being allotted to a few real esta
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SC seeks Centre's response on PIL to display punishment for filing fake ca
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking response on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.
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Delhi HC refuses plea seeking "Reading Down" of AAIB preliminary report on
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought "reading down" of the preliminary investigation report into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last year.
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Delhi HC cautions against misuse of PIL jurisdiction; refuses to entertain
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging a 1980 notification listing certain mosques in Jahangir Puri as Wakf properties, observing that courts cannot allow stale disputes to be revived on "flimsy grounds" or permit misuse of PIL jurisdiction.
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Delhi HC rejects PIL against 46-year-old Waqf properties notification
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a notification issued by the Delhi Waqf Board 46 years ago in 1980. The notification contained the list of properties notified by the Board.
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Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking negative marking in AIBE, calls it policy d
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the introduction of negative marking in the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), observing that the issue falls within the policy domain of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and courts cannot issue directions
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Delhi HC seeks replies from Centre, Delhi govt on PIL highlighting rising
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from multiple authorities in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) raising serious concerns about the handling of missing-person cases in the Delhi-NCR region and calling for stronger enforcement of investigative protocols.
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Plea complains about indiscriminate quarrying in Kalligudi
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A farmer has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking protection of life, the environment, water resources, and agricultural lands in villages surrounding Kallanai in Kalligudi taluk of Madurai district.
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MP Sudhakar Singh files PIL seeking direction to fill post of chairperson,
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
RJD MP Sudhakar Singh has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court of Delhi over alleged continued non-functioning of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). The post of chairperson is vacant since January 2024, PIL said. He has sought direction to fill the vacant post o
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SC seeks Tamil Nadu govt response to PIL alleging defamatory remarks again
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government seeking response on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed against protesters allegedly making scandalous and defamatory remarks targeting High Court judge Justice GR Swaminathan over an order issued by him a
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United Doctors Front files PIL in Supreme Court challenging reduced qualif
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Dr. Lakshya Mittal, President of the United Doctors Front (UDF), along with others, approached the Supreme Court of India by filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the arbitrary and unprecedented reduction of qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG 2025-26, including zer
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Delhi HC declines to entertain PIL seeking inclusion of advocates' parents
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking extension of benefits under the Chief Minister's Advocates Welfare Scheme to eligible lawyers' dependent parents, observing that a writ of mandamus cannot be issued to compel the State to modify the term
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