PIL seeking facilities for cricketers on Mumbai grounds: SC rejects plea against HC order
6 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL seeking facilities for cricketers on Mumbai grounds: SC rejects plea against HC order

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's order which had disposed of a petition seeking directions to provide drinking water and other facilities to cricket players during practice or unofficial matches on public grounds in Mumbai. PIL seeking facilities for cricketers on Mumbai grounds: SC rejects plea against HC order "What kind of a PIL is this? In his PIL filed before the high court, he had sought directions to the Mumbai Cricket Association and the Board of Control for Cricket in India to provide drinking water and other facilities to players during practice or unofficial matches on public grounds. "We concur with the view taken by the high court in paragraphs 3 and 5 of the impugned order," the bench said, while dismissing the plea.

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Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Against MMRDA, MEIL in Borivali-Thane Tunnel Project
1 week, 5 days 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, …

High Court reserves order on maintainability of PIL in Thane-Borivali twin-tunnel project
3 weeks, 3 days ago

High Court reserves order on maintainability of PIL in Thane-Borivali twin-tunnel project

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday reserved its order on the issue of maintainability of a petition filed against Megha Engineering Infrastructure Ltd, the company that secured the 16,600-crore contract for the Borivali-Thane underground twin-tunnel project. The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Hyderabad-based journalist V. Ravi Prakash, alleging that MEIL provided fraudulent Bank Guarantees for the project and that …

Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Regulations Over Coaching Centres In West Bengal, Directs Party To Approach State Authorities
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Regulations Over Coaching Centres In West Bengal, Directs Party To Approach State Authorities

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to regulate the functioning of coaching centres in West Bengal and for the imposition of guidelines framed by the government of India. The court instead directed the petitioners, who were a registered body, to first approach the state authorities seeking implementation of the guidelines, and for the state. …

Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence Before Appropriate Bench
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence Before Appropriate Bench

Live Law  

The Chief Justice Arun Bhansali-led Bench of the Allahabad High Court today directed the listing of a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking a CBI probe into the violence that erupted last month in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, before a bench with the jurisdiction to hear criminal PILs. The PIL plea also prays for the following reliefs: Appoint a special investigation team, …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Stray Dog Issue, Asks Petitioner To Move HC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Stray Dog Issue, Asks Petitioner To Move HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition pertaining to the prevention of mishaps arising due to stray dogs issue. Therein, the Court had disposed of a batch of petitions relating to the stray dog issue, stating that in view of Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, the matter can now be decided by the respective High Courts. “Considering all the intervening developments …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL For Probe Into Hathras Stampede, Asks Petitioner To Approach HC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL For Probe Into Hathras Stampede, Asks Petitioner To Approach HC

Live Law  

Today, the Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation initiated in relation to the Hathras Stampede incident, saying that every matter does not have to be filed under Article 32. The instant PIL filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari sought the appointment of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge to inquire into the incident. …

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into Sandeshkhali violence
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into Sandeshkhali violence

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village on February 19. When Mr. Srivastava referred to the top court having formed a committee of three former women high court judges to oversee the investigation, relief and remedial measures in Manipur, where also women were sexually …

HC refuses urgent hearing on PIL against Manoj Jarange Patil
1 year, 2 months ago

HC refuses urgent hearing on PIL against Manoj Jarange Patil

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday declined an urgent listing for a public interest litigation that sought a ban on strikes and protests related to the Maratha reservation issue in Mumbai. A petition of activist Hemanth Patil was mentioned for urgent hearing by advocate RN Kachhwe, who argued that a large gathering of people was anticipated at Azad Maidan …

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination 2023

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination, 2023, which is scheduled to be held on December 17. Refusing to postpone the examination date, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna dismissed a public interest litigation moved by one Vishal Yadav.The court observed that a. …

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 …

1979: The first PIL petition
2 years, 7 months ago

1979: The first PIL petition

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 14, 2022 06:00 IST Public interest litigation petitions are cases filed in a court that highlight a public cause and seek to redress for those affected. Technically, the 1979 Hussainara Khatoon vs State of Bihar was the first PIL petition though Justice Krishna Iyer spoke about it in the 1976 Mumbai Kamgar case SCC 832)). He noted: …

"Politically Induced" : Bombay High Court On PIL Seeking Direction To Eknath Shinde To Return To Maharashtra
2 years, 9 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 …

PIL filed in Bombay High Court over delay in filling up judicial vacancies
3 years ago

PIL filed in Bombay High Court over delay in filling up judicial vacancies

India Today  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court, which highlights the acute shortage of judges in the institution at present. The petition highlights 50 per cent vacancies in the High Court and seeks directions for implementation of a permanent mechanism to fill up the vacancies of judges. The plea filed by Bombay Lawyers Association through advocate …

[India Vs New Zealand T20] Jharkhand HC Dismisses PIL Filed Against Organising Ranchi Match With Full Audience Capacity
3 years, 4 months ago

[India Vs New Zealand T20] Jharkhand HC Dismisses PIL Filed Against Organising Ranchi Match With Full Audience Capacity

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation petition filed challenging the decision of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association to conduct a T-20 cricket match between India & New Zealand today with full capacity.The match is currently being played at JSCA Stadium, Dhurwa, Ranchi.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice. The Jharkhand High …

Bombay HC scraps plea seeking IPL matches to be cancelled, postponed
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC scraps plea seeking IPL matches to be cancelled, postponed

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday disposed of a public interest litigation seeking direction to the BCCI to cancel or postpone the Indian Premier League matches in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, noting that the tournament has been suspended. The petitioner, advocate Vandana Shah told the court that the IPL has only been suspended and not cancelled, and …

IPL 2021: PIL filed seeking damages from BCCI towards oxygen, medicines for COVID 19
3 years, 10 months ago

IPL 2021: PIL filed seeking damages from BCCI towards oxygen, medicines for COVID 19

The Hindu  

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay High Court on Tuesday seeking damages from the Board of Control for Cricket in India to use towards procuring medical requirements for the COVID-19 pandemic. READ: The petition mentions, “On April 9, 2021 the first IPL match was played at Chennai on April 10, second IPL match played at Mumbai. …

Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL For Prosecution Of Errant State Officials Whose Alleged Failure Resulted In Massive Covid-19 Deaths
3 years, 11 months ago

Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL For Prosecution Of Errant State Officials Whose Alleged Failure Resulted In Massive Covid-19 Deaths

Live Law  

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking action against Government authorities, including CM Yogi Adityanath's 'Team-11' and other health authorities, for failing to provide adequate medical facilities amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Ramesh Sinha and Rajeev Singh dismissed the plea as non-maintainable and granted liberty to the Petitioner to …

Bombay HC seeks response from Centre, State in PIL claiming mismanagement of Covid-19 crisis
3 years, 11 months ago

Bombay HC seeks response from Centre, State in PIL claiming mismanagement of Covid-19 crisis

India Today  

Bombay High Court has sought a response from the Union as well as the Maharashtra government on the plea filed claiming improper management of Covid-19 medical treatment in the state. Advocate Arshil Khan appearing for the petitioner stated that the "second wave of the pandemic is already in motion" and the central and the state governments, as well as Mumbai’s …

Bombay HC Rejects PIL Seeking Inclusion Of Services Rendered By Lawyers In The Category Of "Essential Services" [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC Rejects PIL Seeking Inclusion Of Services Rendered By Lawyers In The Category Of "Essential Services" [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court last Friday rejected the criminal writ petition filed by an advocate seeking declaration of services rendered by lawyers as essential service and thus exempt lawyers from restrictions imposed with regard to movement of traffic during lockdown. Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice Madhav Jamdar concluded that it was within the exclusive domain of the …

PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Steps To Contain Spread of Coronavirus; Court To Hear The Matter On Monday [Read Petition]
5 years ago

PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Steps To Contain Spread of Coronavirus; Court To Hear The Matter On Monday [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A 42 year old social worker from Mumbai, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking various directions to ensure that preventive and precautionary measures are taken in order to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 or Novel Coronavirus. The said PIL was mentioned before the bench of Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice NR Borkar on Friday and …

PIL asks Telangana HC for CBI probe
5 years, 3 months ago

PIL asks Telangana HC for CBI probe

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Projecting Cyberabad police commissioner V.C Sajjanar as the perpetrator of encounter deaths in the state, the Telangana State Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday filed a public interest litigation at the High Court, urging a CBI investigation into the encounter deaths of the four men accused of raping and killing veterinarian ‘Disha’. Alleging that Sajjanar resorted to fake encounters to …

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL challenging selection process for players for Pro Kabaddi League
6 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL challenging selection process for players for Pro Kabaddi League

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plea moved by some kabaddi players who were selected neither for the recent Asian Games nor the league. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL challenging the process of selecting players for the sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League scheduled to start from 7 October, saying it …

PIL in Allahabad High Court seeks ban on Hindu Courts
6 years, 6 months ago

PIL in Allahabad High Court seeks ban on Hindu Courts

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: The Allahabad high court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation seeking a ban on the so-called ‘Hindu Courts’ being set up by the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha. The PIL has been filed by one Ankit Singh through his counsel Rohan Gupta who has asked for the court’s directives on the Hindu courts. The division bench of Chief Justice Dilip …

CBI Will Oppose PIL Against Its Decision Not To Challenge Amit Shah’s Discharge In Sohrabuddin Case
7 years, 2 months ago

CBI Will Oppose PIL Against Its Decision Not To Challenge Amit Shah’s Discharge In Sohrabuddin Case

Live Law  

Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that the CBI will oppose the PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyer’s Association against its decision to not challenge BJP national president Amit Shah’s discharge in the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.Singh, who is appearing for the investigating agency in this case, said the discharge order was …

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 …

Restrain HCs From Hearing Demonetisation PILs: Centre To SC; Decision Tomorrow
8 years, 4 months ago

Restrain HCs From Hearing Demonetisation PILs: Centre To SC; Decision Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Centre today urged the Supreme Court to bar the High Courts from entertaining public interest litigations pertaining to demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currencies and wanted a stay on all pending proceedings before High Courts across the country.Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a bench headed by justice A R Dave as Chief Justice T …

Restrain HCs From Hearing Demonetisation PILs: Centre To SC; Decision Tomorrow
8 years, 4 months ago

Restrain HCs From Hearing Demonetisation PILs: Centre To SC; Decision Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Centre today urged the Supreme Court to bar the High Courts from entertaining public interest litigations pertaining to demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currencies and wanted a stay on all pending proceedings before High Courts across the country.Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a bench headed by justice A R Dave as Chief Justice T …

PIL filed in Karnataka HC seeking shifting of IPL matches
8 years, 11 months ago

PIL filed in Karnataka HC seeking shifting of IPL matches

India TV News  

PIL filed in Karnataka HC seeking shifting of IPL matches Bengaluru: A Public Interest Litigation, seeking the shifting of IPL matches out of Bengaluru due to ‘severe drought’, was filed in the Karnataka High Court on Monday. The High Court had on April 7 Bengaluru: A Public Interest Litigation, seeking the shifting of IPL matches out of Bengaluru due to …

Delhi High Court refuses PIL against 'PIL provisions' in Supreme Court Rules, 2013 [Read the Judgment]
10 years ago

Delhi High Court refuses PIL against 'PIL provisions' in Supreme Court Rules, 2013 [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation filed by Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, who had moved Court against Order IV Rule 1 and Order XXXVIII Rule 12 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013.These rules provide for "a party wanting to appear and argue the case in person to seek permission therefor and empowering the Registrar …

Plots to HC judges, lawmakers: SC refuses to hear PIL
11 years, 1 month ago

Plots to HC judges, lawmakers: SC refuses to hear PIL

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL seeking cancellation of allotment of plots, allegedly in arbitrary and discriminatory manner, to judges of high courts of Odisha and Gujarat, by brushing aside the plea that refusal to hear the matter will send a wrong message. “We decline to entertain the writ petition. However, the petitioners are at …

Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL against ongoing agitation by Kejriwal
11 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL against ongoing agitation by Kejriwal

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti for resorting to “agitation and street fight” for removal of some police officials. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam posted the hearing on Friday on the PIL filed by an advocate seeking arrest of …

Delhi HC dismisses PIL against Sachin's nomination to RS
12 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses PIL against Sachin's nomination to RS

India TV News  

Delhi HC dismisses PIL against Sachin's nomination to RS New Delhi, Dec 19: The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL challenging cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha.“The petition is dismissed,” a division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv New Delhi, Dec 19: The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL challenging cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's …

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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