Mumbai: A public interest litigation — probably holding the key to the historic demonetisation of November 8, 2016 — filed by RTI activist Manoranjan Roy will finally come up for hearing at Bombay High Court here on February 12. The PIL was filed in 2015, on the basis of RTI replies[Read More…]
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SC issues notice to EC on PIL seeking disqualification of Nitish Kumar’s legislative membership
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Election Commission on Monday on PIL seeking cancellation of Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar’s membership of the state legislative council. The notice was issued for allegedly concealing a criminal case against Kumar while filing his poll affidavit. A bench comprising Justice Dipak[Read More…]
Delhi HC adjourns hearing on Sunanda Pushkar case till July 20
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the Sunanda Pushkar death case on a plea by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Subramanian Swamy, till July 20. On July 6, Swamy had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court, seeking a court-monitored enquiry into[Read More…]
Court can’t direct govt to implement duties: SC
Madras HC dismisses PIL questioning usage of devanagiri script in Rs 2,000 notes
Madras High Court bench on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) questioning the central government’s decision to use Devanagari numerals on the new Rs 2,000 notes. Justices A Selvam and P Kalaiyarasan rejected the plea after a central government pleader submitted that similar cases had been filed in the[Read More…]
SC rejects urgent hearing on plea to promote national anthem
SC rejects all India ban on cow slaughter
Beard is not acceptable for anyone in the Indian Air Force: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that a beard is not acceptable for anyone in the Indian Air Force, no matter what religion. The apex court dismissed the petition of a Muslim officer who was sacked in 2008. A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur also said that the[Read More…]
Sikh jokes to get banned soon? SC mulls ways to enforce directions
Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed willingness to issue directions to curb dissemination of “insulting” jokes against Sikhs through public modes like internet and SMS, but said the key concern was the enforcement of such directives. “We are not saying that there should not any guideline on the issue, but the[Read More…]
PIL filed in Supreme Court challenging validity of Indus Valley Treaty
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional legality of the Indus Valley treaty. The PIL has been filed by a Delhi-based lawyer on the grounds that the treaty was not signed by the then President of India. It is a water-sharing arrangement signed which was signed by the two[Read More…]
“Petitions seeking money and publicity won’t be entertained” says miffed CJI TS Thakur
Toughening his stand on “frivolous” PILs, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur slammed various petitions this week. Stating that petitions meant for “making money and publicity” won’t be entertained at all, he said “It is high time, judiciary should teach such petitioners a lesson and a heavy cost should be[Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear plea for ‘independent’ body to appoint judges
Even as the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Sunday reiterated the urgent need to increase the number of judges in India, the apex court on Monday will hear a plea seeking the setting up of a “public body”, independent of the executive and judiciary, to ensure fair appointment[Read More…]
PIL against Pokemon Go for hurting religious sentiments
In a seemingly weird move, a PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go, alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship. The Gujarat HC has sent out notices in reaction to[Read More…]
Supreme Court to take Sushant Rohilla’s suicide as a PIL
Breaking: Fali Nariman to assist Supreme Court in suo motu petition over Sushant Rohilla suicide The Apex Court of India has agreed to hear the appeal filed by Sushant Rohilla’s family and friends. It has been more than three weeks since Sushant rohilla a student of Amity Law School (IPU) committed suicide[Read More…]
Sexual intercourse by man with wife not rape, Centre tells Delhi HC
The Centre told the Delhi high court that if marital rape is brought under law, “the entire family system will be under great stress” and defended the penal code provision that protects husbands from being tried for the rape of their wives. The Union government defended, before the Delhi high[Read More…]