Source:-https://www.barandbench.com The Madras High Court recently directed that defamation cases pending before it involving MPs/MLAs/ legislators should be listed on top priority. The order was issued as part of its efforts to monitor the expeditious disposal of cases registered against legislators in line with the Supreme Court’s directives on the same. The Supreme Court had
Source: indialegallive.com The High Court of Delhi has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation filed by Suraz India Trust, an NGO, through its Chairman Rajiv Daiya. Court said the Supreme Court had earlier issued orders against Rajiv Daiya and had directed the Registry not to accept any application filed by them. The Delhi High Court bench
Source: thehindu.com The Madras High Court on Wednesday made it clear that it was absolutely not interested, at any point of time, in addressing a plea made by two public interest litigation (PIL) petitioners to link Aadhaar or any other government authorised identity proof with social media accounts held by individuals. Justices S. Manikumar and
Source: thestatesman.com The Division Bench of Chief Justice T B N Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee of Calcutta High Court rejected two Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the ownership of Biswa Bangla logo. The PILs sought investigation by central agencies into the controversial “Biswa Bangla” trademark, which was created by chief minister Mamata Banerjee for
Source: outlookindia.com Srinagar, Jul 26 The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has called for putting in place a mechanism to make companies, whose products lead to pollution at the ski-resort of Gulmarg, contribute towards waste-management at the tourist spot. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to preserve the environment of Gulmarg, a division bench
Source: scroll.in The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a public interest litigation, asking for a special investigation team to be constituted to look into the attack on a temple in the Capital’s Chawri Bazar area on June 30, Bar and Benchreported. The court dismissed the plea, saying it was a premature request as three first information reports
Source: morungexpress.com The Supreme Court of India, on July 2, has reportedly dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay challenging certain sections of the “Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 which gives unbridled power to a State to prescribe ILP.” Upadhyay contended that Nagaland has only eight per cent Hindu population
Source: indiatoday.in The Delhi High Court on Wednesday posted for July 8 a plea seeking direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker to appoint a Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, saying there was no urgency in the matter. A vacation bench was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by advocates Manmohan Singh and
Source – dnaindia.com The Bombay High Court on Monday, refused to urgently hear an application moved by Multiplexes Owners Association, seeking clarification whether there was any order from the court for regulating prices of food items sold inside multiplexes. Few days back in Pune, members of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena had assaulted a multiplex staffer over cost
Source – indiatoday.in Is it not time to discontinue long vacations for courts, especially the Supreme Court (SC), when the Indian judiciary is grappling with backlog to the tune of a whopping 3.3 crore cases across the country? A first-of-its-kind public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the SC demanding that court vacations, a British era practice,
