The Court Is Not The Proper Forum To Thrash Out Political Issues: MP HC Rejects PIL Against Farm Loan Waiver [Read Order]
6 years, 2 months ago

The Court Is Not The Proper Forum To Thrash Out Political Issues: MP HC Rejects PIL Against Farm Loan Waiver [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed public interest litigation filed by a lawyer against a government order to waive off short-term agricultural loans to the extent of Rs 2 lakhs advanced to farmers.According to Advocate Mohit Kumar, the said move by the new government is a precursor of the ruin of the national economy because other states are also following the suit. The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed public interest litigation filed by a lawyer against a government order to waive off short-term agricultural loans to the extent of Rs 2 lakhs advanced to farmers. According to Advocate Mohit Kumar, the said move by the new government is a precursor of the ruin of the national economy because other states are also following the suit. "The entire petition is a publicity maneuver and the Court is not a proper forum for this kind of publicity originated writ petition," the bench said while dismissing the petition.

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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1 year ago

Farmers' Protest | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Ex-BJP MLA's Plea To Remove Protesters From Delhi Borders; Asks Him To Approach HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a public interest litigation petition seeking the immediate removal of farmers from the borders of Delhi, amidst the ongoing farmers' protest demanding minimum price guarantees for their crops. It is submitted that such type of protest is direct assault to the rule of law which is the foundation of our democratic country.…The …

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Live Law  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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PIL Filed In Karnataka High Court Seeking Action Against Ministers, MLAs For Alleged Hate Speech
2 years, 11 months ago

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Live Law  

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Politicians entitled to file PILs: SC
3 years, 11 months ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years, 11 months ago

"PILs Cannot Be Thrown Out Only Because Petitioner Belongs To Rival Political Party": Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court has recently observed that a Public Interest Litigation cannot be thrown out only because the petitioner belongs to a rival political party. The observations have been made by the Court in its order granting interim relief to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's election agent SK Supian in relation to matter of revived FIRs against him in Nandigram violence case. …

PIL Filed In MP HC Demanding Imposition Of NSA For Holding Large Political Gatherings Violating COVID-19 Norms In The State [ Read Petition]
4 years, 6 months ago

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Live Law  

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MP HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Financial Assistance For Lawyers With Liberty To Challenge Provisions Of MP Advocates' Welfare Scheme [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

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Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking financial assistance for needy lawyers with liberty to file a fresh petition against alleged shortcomings in the MP Advocate's Assistance WelfareScheme, 2020. The petition filed by one Nimesh Pathak had sought a direction to the State Bar Council to invoke the provisions of Advocate Act, 1961 and to prepare …

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5 years, 11 months ago

PIL In SC Seeks To Make 'Fake News' And 'Paid News' As "Corrupt Practices" Under Representation Of Peoples Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

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SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Strict Action Against Political Parties Who Use Religion/Caste Issues In Political Campaigns [Read Petition]
5 years, 11 months ago

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Strict Action Against Political Parties Who Use Religion/Caste Issues In Political Campaigns [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking strict actions against the political parties who drag religion and caste in political campaigns. She further points out that the spokespersons/Media representatives of political parties/ other politicians those are not contesting the elections use hate speeches on TV channels and social media platform based on Caste or religion line …

Self-Serving Statements Claiming To Be ‘Social Workers’ Not Sufficient To Invoke PIL Jurisdiction: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

Self-Serving Statements Claiming To Be ‘Social Workers’ Not Sufficient To Invoke PIL Jurisdiction: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

‘A practice in the cases before this Court is to make a statement that the petitioners are social workers and they are spending the money including the lawyer’s fee from their own pocket. That by itself does not satisfy the test of a locus standi to file public interest litigation.’The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that, to invoke public …

Delhi HC Junks Swamy’s ‘Political’ Interest Litigation For SIT Probe Into Sunanda Pushkar’s Murder [Read Order]
7 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Junks Swamy’s ‘Political’ Interest Litigation For SIT Probe Into Sunanda Pushkar’s Murder [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed what it termed ‘political’ interest litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and advocate Ishkaran Bhandari seeking SIT probe into the “mysterious” death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor while stopping short of imposing cost on them for withholding information and facts from the court and also cautioning. The …

PIL in Supreme Court over Katju controversy
10 years, 8 months ago

PIL in Supreme Court over Katju controversy

India TV News  

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Calcutta HC seeks Bengal government's views on Tapas Pal remarks
10 years, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC seeks Bengal government's views on Tapas Pal remarks

India TV News  

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SC declines to entertain PIL challenging reservation based on caste; asks the petitioner to approach the Government
11 years ago

SC declines to entertain PIL challenging reservation based on caste; asks the petitioner to approach the Government

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a PIL that sought to quash the reservation policy based on caste and religion and to instead implement reservations on the basis of economic condition of citizens.A Bench of the Apex Court consisting of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that it cannot directly intrude with a policy that …

SC declines to entertain PIL challenging reservation based on caste; asks the petitioner to approach the Government
11 years ago

SC declines to entertain PIL challenging reservation based on caste; asks the petitioner to approach the Government

Live Law  

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