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SC notice to Centre, states on plea seeking shutdown of unauthorised slaug
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and all states on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking shutdown of unauthorised slaughterhouses.
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PIL in Delhi HC seeks to provide equal status to 'Vande Mataram', national
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking direction to the Centre and the Delhi Government to declare the national song 'Vande Mataram', to be honoured equally with the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' and be give
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PIL filed in K'taka HC alleging deliberate delay of trust vote in Assembly
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 22 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Karnataka High Court on Monday alleging that the trust vote was deliberately being delayed in the state Assembly.
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SC seeks district-wise data on child rape cases
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 15 (ANI): Days after registering a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL), the Supreme Court on Monday directed its registry to collate district-wise data from the registrars of all the high courts on the total number of child rape cases and how long these have bee
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SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking guidelines for frisking of students du
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a direction for laying down guidelines for flying squads and invigilators on frisking of students before examination halls.
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Delhi HC disposes of petition on appointment of Leader of Opposition in LS
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to appoint a leader of the opposition saying there is no statutory requirement for the appointment of the leader of the oppositi
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SC refuses to entertain PIL questioning EVM use in elections
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea which questioned the use of electronic voting machines (EVM) in polls and sought the cancellation of recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
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SC grants Centre 4 weeks to file reply on PIL alleging iron ore mining irr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted four weeks time to the Centre to file a reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking quashing of allotments to firms for mining iron ore from over 350 mines across the country without proper and fresh evaluation.
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PIL in Delhi court seeking SIT probe in Chandni Chowk temple desecration
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 03(ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court on Wednesday in the wake of the recent attack on a Durga temple situated in Chandni Chowk area of the national capital.
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Snooping Row: SC defers hearing of PILs seeking quashing of MHA order
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred hearing on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) seeking quashing of December 20 order of the Home Ministry allowing 10 central agencies to monitor and decrypt information stored on any computer for national security.
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HC agrees to hear PIL seeking direction to Centre, Delhi Police for upgrad
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear on Tuesday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Centre and the Delhi Police for additional requirements and up gradation of the city-state police personnel keeping in view of 16 murders within a s
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Twitter to take down tweets by politicians who 'break its rules'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 28 (ANI): American social networking giant, Twitter, on Thursday announced it would take down tweets by politicians for violating its rules and if reviews do not find it in favour of the public interest.
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