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'Police conducted investigation in slipshod manner', Delhi court remarks w
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi's Rohini court made some serious remarks in the manner in which the investigation was conducted by the Delhi police while rejecting the accused's bail plea on Tuesday. The court said that the investigation was done in a slipshod manner.
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"Feels like there is an attempt to bury the matter": Gaurav Gogoi calls ou
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday alleged that attempts are being made to bury the matter on the death of a Tripura student, Angel Chakma, who was fatally attacked by a group of miscreants with knives and other blunt objects in Dehradun.
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PIL in SC over Tripura students' murder in Dehradun flags gap in criminal
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following the tragic murder of a 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura in Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court flagging lacunae in our criminal laws to recognise racially charged violence against Indians from north-eastern states.
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Delhi High Court demands explanation from Centre over GST cut on air purif
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Thursday held a fresh hearing in a public interest litigation seeking a reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on air purifiers and deferred any interim directions, giving the Union government time to file a detailed counter-affidavit.
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Delhi HC expresses displeasure over lack of action on air pollution, quest
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by advocate Kapil Madan, seeking recognition of air purifiers as medical devices and a corresponding reduction in GST. Senior Advocate Arvind Nayar appeared on behalf of the petitioner.
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HC questions Delhi govt over poor implementation of title transfer rules f
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Towards Happy Earth Foundation, which has flagged major gaps in the implementation of the amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules governing second-hand v
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IndiGo cancellation row: Delhi HC declines parallel PIL, permits impleadme
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday disposed of a fresh public interest litigation (PIL) filed against IndiGo Airlines over mass flight cancellations and passenger hardship, holding that the issues raised are already under consideration in an earlier pending writ petition before the Court.<
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Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL over Indigo crisis
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court has asked an advocate who filed a public interest litigation (PIL) plea regarding a recent crisis involving a surge in flight delays and cancellations by the airline company Indigo to approach the Delhi High Court.
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PIL filed in Delhi High Court flags systemic failures behind IndiGo flight
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The petition, moved by Akhil Rana and Utkarsh Sharma, raises concerns over arbitrary cancellations, unexplained delays, non-payment of mandatory refunds, overbooking, discriminatory conduct, DGCA non-compliance, and broader issues of aviation safety and regulatory accountability.
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Supreme Court refuses to seek Centre's response on PIL alleging 'custodial
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned a PIL (public interest litigation) plea that sought directions with regard to the alleged custodial disappearance of five Rohingya refugees to December 16, on which other matters in relation to the Rohingya, are listed.
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Himachal Court seeks fresh action plan on rotten apple waste along Parwano
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The order was passed by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj on November 25 during the resumed hearing of a suo motu Public Interest Litigation concerning the long-pending problem of rotten apples, leaking liquid waste, and accumulated
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SC seeks Centre's, EC's response on plea seeking full-disclosure of funds
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea that sought directions mandating all political parties in India to disclose details of any amount of political funding received b
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