The PIL challenges the legality of statutory rape laws that criminalise consensual sex between adolescents who are above 16 years and below 18 years of age on the ground that their consent to such acts are statutorily...
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On Monday, The Gujarat High Court admitted a public interest litigation seeking action against policemen allegedly involved in the public flogging of Muslim men in Junagadh town following a stone-pelting incident.
According to the Supreme Court on Monday, the Centre is to respond to a PIL seeking guidelines under the disability law to include and employ people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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According to the Delhi High Court, public interest litigations should be used only for redress of genuine public harm, not for "suspicious products of mischief."
The PIL filed in Delhi High Court sought direction from the RBI and SBI to ensure that Rs 2,000 notes are deposited in the respective bank accounts only so that no one could deposit the money in others’ bank accounts and...
Meghalaya High Court has directed the Union Home Ministry to deploy 10 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to prevent the transportation of illegally mined coal in the state, following a PIL hearing. Despite the...
A bench of Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Hirdesh dismissed the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by BL Jain (68), a tax consultant from Sendhwa town in Barwani district, after hearing arguments from both...
Former Rajya Sabha lawmaker Subramanian Swamy's PIL seeking the declaration of Ram Sethu as a national heritage monument will be heard by the Supreme Court, after the BJP leader claimed that the Centre has been delaying the...
A division bench of Justices Dheeraj Thakur and Valmiki Menezes rejected the plea, saying the petitioner was seeking a roving enquiry.
Calcutta High Court's circuit bench, Port Blair, will hear a PIL seeking 100 percent government job reservation for locals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on...
The plea comes at a time when the judiciary has come under repeated attacks by the executive.
The Karnataka government has informed the High Court it has introduced the 'Suraksha' app and in times of emergency the public can either use this app or call...
The bench passed the order on a PIL moved by Shiv Nath Mishra based on a newspaper report on the death of the infant girls in the government home. The...
On Monday, the Centre had agreed to the apex court's proposal to set up a panel of experts to look into strengthening the regulatory mechanisms for the stock...
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne on February 8 dismissed the PIL filed by one Pushkaraj Indurkar which also...
The PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said that alternatively the court may direct the Archaeological Survey of India to research and publish the...
Speaking at the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court, he said every day, the Supreme Court has hundreds of cases on its docket and the...
In a public interest litigation brought on its own over the collapse of an under-construction metro pillar in Bengaluru, the High Court of Karnataka ordered on...
Ram Sethu, also known as Adam's bridge, is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, and Mannar Island, off...
The PIL has expressed fears that the survey could intensify caste divides in society.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL after the city government informed it that prompt action is taken when any incidents of misbehavior with women are...
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a PIL seeking free access to charge sheets filed by police by posting them on a website.
One Badrul Karim had filed the PIL (public interest litigation) praying for the appointment of a sitting judge to enquire into the cause of Lalan's death on...
In connection with the alleged misuse of Facebook for extortion, the Uttarakhand High Court fined Facebook Rs 50,000 on Wednesday.
The top court also sought assistance of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the matter, saying the petitioner has raised the important issue of sanitation and...
