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Delhi HC declines urgent listing of PIL against Film 'The Taj Story'
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an urgent hearing to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the release of the upcoming movie "The Taj Story", which is slated for nationwide release on October 31, 2025.
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Moscow honours Russia's best science popularisers
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The ceremony, held at the Theatre on Malaya Bronnaya, saw a record submission of over 2,000 projects from various Russian regions, reflecting growing public interest in science communication, as reported by TV BRICS.
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Welfare measures under Transgender Persons Act still not implemented: Delh
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Praveen Singh, which the Court has treated as a Public Interest Litigation concerning the welfare of transgender persons.
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Pakistan trapped in elite capture, ordinary citizens ignored: Pak SC Judge
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, while speaking at Breathe Pakistan's session titled "Judicial Activism and Litigation for Clean Air in Pakistan," Justice Shah lamented that Pakistan's governance priorities have consistently served industrial and political interests rather than addressing the challenges o
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Madras HC seeks counter affidavit from corporation on fruit market garbage
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Madurai Corporation to file a counter affidavit in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking a directive to the authorities to provide adequate garbage bins at the Smart Fruit Market in Mattuthavani
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Delhi HC seeks response from Centre on PIL seeking interpretation of rape
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking interpretation and inclusion of rape against transgender women and children.
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Karur stampede: Madras High Court refuses BJP councillor's plea seeking CB
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dismissing two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) seeking transfer of the probe to the CBI, the vacation bench comprising Justices M Dhandapani and M Jothiraman observed that the petitions were not maintainable, noting that the investigation is still at a preliminary stage.
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Familial ties alone cannot justify Look Out Circulars: Delhi HC
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Justice Sachin Datta, while quashing an LOC issued against UK-based citizen Puja Chadha, observed that "familial association with an accused, by itself, is not sufficient to justify issuance of an LOC" and cautioned that expressions such as "economic interest" or "larger public interest" can
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China sentences former minister to death with two-year reprieve for briber
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The court ruled that Tang's crimes caused severe damage to the state and public interest and warranted the death penalty. However, the sentence was suspended for two years as he had confessed, returned illicit gains and expressed remorse.
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MSO & Raza Academy move Delhi High Court over arrests linked to "I Love Mu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Muslim Students Organisation of India (MSO) and Raza Academy have jointly filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Delhi High Court, challenging multiple FIRs and arrests made in connection with expressions of devotion, such as posters and banners carrying the message "I Love
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Delhi HC questions basis of plea on Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhatt graves; peti
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the lack of supporting material in a plea seeking the removal of the graves of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and JKLF founder Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail, prompting the petitioner to withdraw the case with liberty to refile it with data.
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Popularity may be a good thing, but being in the public interest is even b
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the 71st National Film Awards in various categories in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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