“Purely Based On Newspapers, Reckless Personal Allegations”, SC Dismisses PIL For SIT Probe Into PNB Scam
6 years, 8 months ago

“Purely Based On Newspapers, Reckless Personal Allegations”, SC Dismisses PIL For SIT Probe Into PNB Scam

Live Law  

“What kind of PILs are you filing. These PILs are not PILs at all” : SC bench to petitioner advocate M L Sharma.The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the multi-crore PNB scam after. The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the multi-crore PNB scam after taking serious note of personal allegations leveled against the Prime Minister and Finance Minister in the petition. After the personal allegations were pointed out by the Attorney General K K Venugopal, Justice Chandrachud told Sharma: “What kind of PILs are you filing. You read some newspaper report and straight away come to court filing it in the form of a petition and you also make personal allegations.

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PIL in Supreme Court seeks CBI probe into ‘honey trap’ allegations in Karnataka
2 days, 7 hours ago

PIL in Supreme Court seeks CBI probe into ‘honey trap’ allegations in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a PIL seeking an independent probe by the CBI or SIT into the alleged honeytrapping of legislators, public servants, and judges in Karnataka. BJP and JDS members hold placards in protest demanding a judicial probe by a sitting High Court judge into the alleged ‘honey-trap’ attempt involving a minister and other politicians, …

Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Against MMRDA, MEIL in Borivali-Thane Tunnel Project
1 week, 1 day ago

Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Against MMRDA, MEIL in Borivali-Thane Tunnel Project

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a probe into the bank guarantees given by Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd for the ₹16000 crore Borivali-Thane Twin Tube Tunnel project. Representing MMRDA, Solicitor General of India Mr. Tushar Mehta argued that the PIL was not maintainable, as the petitioner lacked locus standi. On behalf of MEIL, …

Bombay High Court Reserves Verdict On Maintainability Of PIL Alleging ₹16.6 Crore 'Fraudulent' Bank Guarantees In Twin Tunnel Project
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Bombay High Court Reserves Verdict On Maintainability Of PIL Alleging ₹16.6 Crore 'Fraudulent' Bank Guarantees In Twin Tunnel Project

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in an interim application for dismissing a PIL seeking CBI or SIT investigation into the alleged bank fraud guarantees accepted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority from a private company for the construction of a Twin Tube Road Tunnel between Thane and Borivali worth around Rs.16,600.40 crore. The PIL filed by …

SC seeks Bihar's response on PIL challenging BPSC chairperson appointment
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC seeks Bihar's response on PIL challenging BPSC chairperson appointment

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Bihar government on a PIL challenging the appointment of Bihar Public Service Commission chairperson Parmar Ravi Manubhai. A bench comprising justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of lawyer petitioner Brajesh Singh challenging the appointment of Manubhai as the Commission head. The plea challenged the appointment …

“Either Lied In Court Or Has Been Set Up”: Madras High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Cost On Litigant, Restrains Him From Filing PILs For 1 Year
3 months, 3 weeks ago

“Either Lied In Court Or Has Been Set Up”: Madras High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Cost On Litigant, Restrains Him From Filing PILs For 1 Year

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by a 62-year-old man and imposed a cost of Rs. The court also restrained the PIL petitioner from filing any PILs in the court without prior permission for 1 year. The court was hearing a petition by T H Rajmohan challenging a Government Order issued by the Revenue Department …

SC agrees to hear PIL against Indiabulls Housing Finance alleging irregularities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC agrees to hear PIL against Indiabulls Housing Finance alleging irregularities

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a public interest litigation seeking an investigation into allegations of illegalities, violations and siphoning of funds by the former promoters of Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited. A bench comprising justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih issued notices to IBHFL and other respondents on the plea filed by the Citizens Whistle Blower Forum, …

HC Dismisses PILs Seeking CBI Probe Into Land Allocation to IMG Bharata
6 months, 2 weeks ago

HC Dismisses PILs Seeking CBI Probe Into Land Allocation to IMG Bharata

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed two public interest litigations filed in 2012, seeking a CBI probe into the alleged conspiracy in alienating around 850 acres of land in Hyderabad to IMG Bharata Academies Private Limited for a throwaway price by the then Telugu Desam-led government in united Andhra Pradesh. In its judgment, the division bench of the High …

PIL on misappropriation of funds: HC issues notices to B’khand varsity VC, five others
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL on misappropriation of funds: HC issues notices to B’khand varsity VC, five others

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to Bundelkhand University vice-chancellor, Mukesh Pandey, registrar Vinay Kumar Singh, finance officer Wasi Mohd along with three professors to file a counter affidavit by the next date of hearing, in relation to a public interest litigation. The PIL had been filed by a woman professor, alleging misappropriation of funds and irregularities in the …

Delhi HC rejects PIL against media disclosing Swati Maliwal’s identity, warns action
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC rejects PIL against media disclosing Swati Maliwal’s identity, warns action

Op India  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a Public Interest Litigation seeking action against media houses for revealing the identity of AAP MP Swati Maliwal while reporting the alleged assault on her by Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar. The court showed its displeasure to the petitioner, advocate Sanser Pal Singh who filed the PIL over the circulation of an FIR …

Details missing, court says it could dismiss plea against Eknath Shinde
1 year, 9 months ago

Details missing, court says it could dismiss plea against Eknath Shinde

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday expressed its apprehension regarding a PIL petition filed against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, stating that the details of the petitioner were not disclosed. During the proceedings, a bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Arif Doctor was hearing multiple PILs, including one filed by social activist and lawyer Deepak Jagdev. READ …

PILs seeking probe into money-laundering allegations against Soren not maintainable: SC
2 years, 4 months ago

PILs seeking probe into money-laundering allegations against Soren not maintainable: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday held that public interest petitions filed against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren seeking a CBI probe into allegations of money laundering is not maintainable. Mr. Soren had approached the Supreme Court after the State High Court had held that the PILs against him for alleged money laundering through shell companies and obtaining a mining lease …

"Politically Induced" : Bombay High Court On PIL Seeking Direction To Eknath Shinde To Return To Maharashtra
2 years, 8 months ago

"Politically Induced" : Bombay High Court On PIL Seeking Direction To Eknath Shinde To Return To Maharashtra

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking an FIR against Uddhav Thackeray and directed another PIL petitioner to deposit Rs. 1 lakh as a pre-condition to hear his plea against MLA Eknath Shinde and others.The bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik was of the view that the PIL against Shinde was politically motivated …

Explained: What is PIL? When can it be filed? Courts view on misuse of PIL
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: What is PIL? When can it be filed? Courts view on misuse of PIL

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the petitioners who sought to challenge the construction work by the Odisha government at Puri’s Jagannath temple for misusing the Public Interest Litigation and imposed a fee on them. The bench observed that there has been an increase in the number of PILs filed in courts and said, “Many such petitions are either publicity …

PILs Filed Before Calcutta High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into 4 Rape Cases Reported This Month In West Bengal
2 years, 11 months ago

PILs Filed Before Calcutta High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into 4 Rape Cases Reported This Month In West Bengal

Live Law  

A batch of Public Interest Litigation petitions have been filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday, seeking a CBI probe into 5 recent rape cases that are reported in various districts of West Bengal this month. Incidents of rape have been reported to have taken place at Netra and Namkhana villages in South 24 Parganas district, at Pingla in …

'PIL Filed For Publicity Without Proper Research': Madras High Court Bars Litigant From Filing PILs For 2 Yrs, Imposes Cost
3 years, 1 month ago

'PIL Filed For Publicity Without Proper Research': Madras High Court Bars Litigant From Filing PILs For 2 Yrs, Imposes Cost

Live Law  

In a plea seeking a slew of "exceedingly general directions" for tackling the menace of corruption, the Madras High Court has censured the petitioner for filing public interest litigations for mere publicity, without proper research.The first bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice PD Audikesavalu further imposed a cost of Rupees Ten Thousand on the petitioner. In …

'Petitioner Fully Aware How To Make Propaganda In Press': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Corruption & Scam In Oil PSUs
3 years, 4 months ago

'Petitioner Fully Aware How To Make Propaganda In Press': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Corruption & Scam In Oil PSUs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court yesterday dismissed a "so called PIL", seeking action against officials of oil PSUs like ONGC and GAIL, for alleged corruption and involvement in purchase of sub-standard goods.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, while dismissing the petition, observed,"It ought to be kept in mind that fraud cannot be established by mere …

BREAKING : PIL Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Pegasus Snooping Allegations
3 years, 8 months ago

BREAKING : PIL Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Pegasus Snooping Allegations

Live Law  

Serial PIL litigant Advocate ML Sharma has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team into the reports of alleged snooping by government agencies using Israeli spyware Pegasus over journalists, activists, politicians etc.Sharma is known for rushing to the Supreme Court with PILs in sensational matters such as Rafale deal,. Serial …

PIL in Delhi HC seeks to prevent Republic TV from reporting crime probes
4 years, 5 months ago

PIL in Delhi HC seeks to prevent Republic TV from reporting crime probes

Op India  

As if the relentless attack by Maharashtra govt and Mumbai police on Arnab Goswami was not enough, now a PIL has been filed seeking to prevent his news channel Republic TV from reporting on any criminal investigation. A person named Mohd Khalil has filed a Public Interest Litigation before Delhi High Court seeking directions against Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami …

HC dismisses PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi's plea for pre-screening of docuseries Bad Boy Billionaires
4 years, 6 months ago

HC dismisses PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi's plea for pre-screening of docuseries Bad Boy Billionaires

India Today  

The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a plea by Mehul Choksi, an accused in the nearly USD 2 billion PNB scam, to conduct pre-screening of documentary series, Bad Boy Billionaires. Senior advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Dayan Krishnan, representing the OTT platform, argued that Choksi was a declared absconder and fugitive and allowing pre-screening to him will amount to "freezing …

PILs filed in SC seek SIT inquiry into Hyderabad encounter, Rs 20 lakh compensation for families of accused
5 years, 3 months ago

PILs filed in SC seek SIT inquiry into Hyderabad encounter, Rs 20 lakh compensation for families of accused

Firstpost  

Two petitions were filed on Saturday in the Supreme Court seeking an SIT probe into the killing of four persons, arrested on charge of gangrape and murder of a veterinarian in Telangana, New Delhi: Two petitions were filed on Saturday in the Supreme Court seeking an SIT probe into the killing of four persons, arrested on charge of gangrape and …

'Frivolous' ! Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Customer Data Leakage Due To Security Lapse At SBI [Read Judgment]
5 years, 8 months ago

'Frivolous' ! Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Customer Data Leakage Due To Security Lapse At SBI [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court came down heavily on a person who filed a Public Interest Litigation alleging there are serious lapses by the State Bank of India which resulted in customer data leakage and disruption of online services. Referring to a newspaper report in this regard, Shaheer Ali @ Shaheer Chingath, filed a PIL and sought investigation by an independent …

Notorious serial petitioner ML Sharma files another petition, this time against 10 agencies authorised for surveillance
6 years, 3 months ago

Notorious serial petitioner ML Sharma files another petition, this time against 10 agencies authorised for surveillance

Op India  

Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, who is notorious for filling frivolous Public Interest Litigations and earning court’s wrath and had to pay fines several times, has come out with yet another petition. Advocate ML Sharma files PIL in the Supreme Court against the MHA notification allowing 10 agencies to conduct surveillance. Advocate M L Sharma was fined ₹50,000 by the Supreme …

Supreme Court junks PIL for SIT probe into PNB scam
6 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court junks PIL for SIT probe into PNB scam

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a PIL for a probe by a special investigation team consisting of retired apex court judges and to prosecute the guilty involved in the Rs 11,400 crore scam in Punjab National Bank involving jeweler Nirav Modi and others. Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma filed this PIL expressing serious concern over the …

PNB fraud: SC to decide maintainability of PIL seeking court-monitored probe into over Rs 11,000 crore scam
6 years, 11 months ago

PNB fraud: SC to decide maintainability of PIL seeking court-monitored probe into over Rs 11,000 crore scam

Firstpost  

SC said it will decide whether PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into over Rs 11,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case is maintainable or not New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether the PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into the over Rs 11,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case is maintainable or not. Attorney General …

PNB Scam: CJI Bench To Hear AG, Petitioner On Maintainability Of PIL For SC-Monitored Probe.
6 years, 11 months ago

PNB Scam: CJI Bench To Hear AG, Petitioner On Maintainability Of PIL For SC-Monitored Probe.

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today said it will hear Attorney General K K Venugopal and petitioner on the issue of maintainability of a PIL for a court-monitored probe into PNB Scam and direction to the government to take urgent steps to bring back prime accused Nirav Modi. "We would first like to hear arguments on the maintainability of the petition seeking …

PNB Scam: PIL Petitioner Accuses AG Of Reading Wrong Brief, Angry CJI Abruptly Adjourns Hearing (With Courtroom Exchange)
7 years ago

PNB Scam: PIL Petitioner Accuses AG Of Reading Wrong Brief, Angry CJI Abruptly Adjourns Hearing (With Courtroom Exchange)

Live Law  

We do not ask a lawyer if he has read his brief. Maintain the decorum.You should have only said these are not my prayers.There was high drama as a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra today abruptly adjourned the hearing of a PIL for a SIT probe into PNB Scam and urgent steps to bring. There was high drama …

PNB Scam: PIL Petitioner Accuses AG Of Reading Wrong Brief, Angry CJI Abruptly Adjourns Hearing (With Courtroom Exchange)
7 years ago

PNB Scam: PIL Petitioner Accuses AG Of Reading Wrong Brief, Angry CJI Abruptly Adjourns Hearing (With Courtroom Exchange)

Live Law  

We do not ask a lawyer if he has read his brief. Maintain the decorum.You should have only said these are not my prayers.There was high drama as a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra today abruptly adjourned the hearing of a PIL for a SIT probe into PNB Scam and urgent steps to bring. There was high drama …

PNB Scam: AG Opposes PIL; SC Defers Hearing To March 16 Amidst High-Voltage Drama [Courtroom Exchange]
7 years, 1 month ago

PNB Scam: AG Opposes PIL; SC Defers Hearing To March 16 Amidst High-Voltage Drama [Courtroom Exchange]

Live Law  

As AG K K Venugopal submitted that FIRs have been lodged and probe was on in right earnest, bench hinted that for the time being it did not wish to interveneThe Supreme Court today deferred the hearing of a PIL seeking a SIT probe and billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi's deportation in the over Rs 11,000 crore PNB fraud case to …

PNB Scam: AG Opposes PIL; SC Defers Hearing To March 16 Amidst High-Voltage Drama [Courtroom Exchange]
7 years, 1 month ago

PNB Scam: AG Opposes PIL; SC Defers Hearing To March 16 Amidst High-Voltage Drama [Courtroom Exchange]

Live Law  

As AG K K Venugopal submitted that FIRs have been lodged and probe was on in right earnest, bench hinted that for the time being it did not wish to interveneThe Supreme Court today deferred the hearing of a PIL seeking a SIT probe and billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi's deportation in the over Rs 11,000 crore PNB fraud case to …

PNB fraud: SC to hear PIL seeking SIT probe on Friday
7 years, 1 month ago

PNB fraud: SC to hear PIL seeking SIT probe on Friday

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Friday a plea seeking an SIT probe and other reliefs in the over Rs 11,000 crore PNB fraud. Two separate petitions were filed before the apex court yesterday seeking its direction to the Centre to initiate the process of deportation of Nirav Modi, who is abroad, and others allegedly involved in the …

Sunanda Pushkar’s Son Moves Delhi HC Saying Swamy’s PIL A ‘Publicity Petition’
7 years, 8 months ago

Sunanda Pushkar’s Son Moves Delhi HC Saying Swamy’s PIL A ‘Publicity Petition’

Live Law  

Claiming that the PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and Ishkaran Bhandari seeking SIT probe into the death of his mother Sunanda Pushkar was a “publicity petition”, Shiv Menon on Saturday moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment in the PIL.Menon has challenged the locus standi of Swamy and Bhandari’s PIL.In the impleadment application, he said they had no …

PIL Against President Of India: SC Bars Petitioners From Filing Any PIL in Any Court [Read Order]
8 years, 1 month ago

PIL Against President Of India: SC Bars Petitioners From Filing Any PIL in Any Court [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday debarred two PIL petitioners from filing any public interest litigations in any constitutional courts in India.A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumati dismissed the PIL in which President Pranab Mukherjee was arraigned as first respondent.“The Constitution Bench of this Court in Rameshwar Prasad & Ors. Despite the said pronouncement, the petitioners being emboldened …

SC asks Prashant Bhushan whether his NGO CPIL has any mechanism to verify allegations in PILs
9 years, 2 months ago

SC asks Prashant Bhushan whether his NGO CPIL has any mechanism to verify allegations in PILs

Live Law  

The illustrious NGO, the ‘Centre for Public Interest Litigation’ which enjoys enormous the credibility in Indian Courts, had to face some unconventional questions from Chief Justice of India regarding the source of information and scrutiny of it before filing the PILs.The CJI, heading a bench which was hearing a fresh PIL filed by CPIL challenging the grant of 4G spectrum …

SC dismisses PIL seeking probe in to Delhi Lower Judiciary Laptop Scam [UPDATED]
9 years, 8 months ago

SC dismisses PIL seeking probe in to Delhi Lower Judiciary Laptop Scam [UPDATED]

Live Law  

Supreme Court of India Today dismissed the Public Interest Litigation filed by a Second year Law student Vibhor Anand, seeking probe in to the ‘Laptop Scam’ which rocked the lower judiciary in Delhi last year on the ground that the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court had already started inquiry in to the allegations by constituting a panel. He has …

SC Constitution Bench slams M L Sharma for filing plea on rubbish grounds, issues notice
9 years, 10 months ago

SC Constitution Bench slams M L Sharma for filing plea on rubbish grounds, issues notice

Live Law  

Advocate M L Sharma was served a show cause notice today by a five member bench headed by Justice Khehar for making ‘scandalous’ and ‘irresponsible’ allegations in his PIL challenging the new law on appointment of judges for higher judiciary. The bench directed Sharma to respond within a week why he should not be "debarred" from filing any public interest …

PIL against us is vague and indefinite: AIB
10 years, 1 month ago

PIL against us is vague and indefinite: AIB

The Hindu  

The Public Interest Litigation filed against AIB Roast is an abuse of the process of law, AIB said on Tuesday. In its first appearance before the Bombay High Court in the form of an intervention application, AIB said that the PIL filed by a law professor was not maintainable. After criticism and complaints, a PIL was subsequently filed in the …

PIL filed in Delhi High Court demanding CBI probe into Katju’s allegations
10 years, 7 months ago

PIL filed in Delhi High Court demanding CBI probe into Katju’s allegations

Live Law  

A PIL has reportedly been filed in the matter relating to Justice Katju’s allegations regarding the conduct of three former Chief Justices of India, CJIs Justice Lahoti, Justice Sabharwal and Justice K.G. Luthra, demands a CBI probe into the matter, stating, “The information disclosed by Justice Katju, former SC judge, clearly discloses the commission of various cognizable offences including the …

Chit fund scam: Hearing on PILs seeking CBI probe adjourned
11 years, 10 months ago

Chit fund scam: Hearing on PILs seeking CBI probe adjourned

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday adjourned hearing of PILs seeking CBI investigation into the multi-crore chit fund scam till Wednesday. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi adjourned the hearing till next Wednesday after considering that four petitions had been filed seeking a CBI probe and that the state government had as per its …

SC Slaps Rs 50,000 Fine On Petitioner For PIL Against CJI
13 years ago

SC Slaps Rs 50,000 Fine On Petitioner For PIL Against CJI

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 2 : Holding that a PIL questioning CJI S H Kapadia being part of the bench which delivered the Vodafone tax matter verdict as “highly scandalous, frivolous and irresponsible”, the Supreme Court today dismissed the plea for quashing the judgement and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the petitioner. It made the remarks on the PIL …

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