PIL on misappropriation of funds: HC issues notices to B’khand varsity VC, five others
7 months, 1 week 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 appointment and promotions of lecturers and professors. For representation only In its order dated May 24 against the PIL no 934 filed by Rekha Lagarkha, an assistant professor in the department of chemistry in the university, the bench of justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and justice Kshitij Shailendra ordered to file a counter affidavit on the next date of hearing. She has further mentioned constructions on the university premises worth ₹150 crore without proper tenders along with irregularities in the appointment and promotions of professors and lecturers alleging nepotism.

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Himachal: HC imposes costs of ₹50,000 on PIL petitioner
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Himachal: HC imposes costs of ₹50,000 on PIL petitioner

Hindustan Times  

Public interest litigation is a weapon that has to be used with great care and circumspection. The judiciary has to be extremely careful to see that behind the beautiful veil of public interest an ugly private malice, vested interest or public interest seeking is not lurking,” observed Himachal Pradesh high court while imposing a cost of ₹50,000 on a petitioner, …

“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
1 month 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 …

HC rejects fan’s PIL against Sukesh Chandrasekhar over letters to Jacqueline, Nora
1 year, 5 months ago

HC rejects fan’s PIL against Sukesh Chandrasekhar over letters to Jacqueline, Nora

The Hindu  

: The High Court on Friday rejected a public interest litigation by a “hardcore fan” of Bollywood actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi, aggrieved by the “derogatory letters” written to them by the alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula said the PIL filed by Nishant Singh was based on “vague …

'PIL Filed For Publicity Without Proper Research': Madras High Court Bars Litigant From Filing PILs For 2 Yrs, Imposes Cost
2 years, 11 months 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 …

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