Allahabad HC quashes PIL challenging decision to reduce NEET-PG cut-off marks for SC/ST/OBCsThe Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences' dec...
27 Jan, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Centre opposes PIL seeking life ban on convicted politiciansThe Centre has opposed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a lifetime ban on convicted politicians, stating that such a disqualification fa...
27 Feb, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
PIL demands lifetime ban on convicts from polls; Supreme Court seeks ECI, Centre viewsThe Supreme Court has requested responses from the Centre and Election Commission of India regarding a PIL challenging the election of conv...
11 Feb, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
SC sends Bilkis Bano's convicts to jail, again: All you need to know about the 2002 Gujarat riots caseBilkis Bano Case: The Gujarat government's decision granting remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case has been invalidated by the S...
08 Jan, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
PIL challenging Places of Worship Act in conflict with Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict: Intervention pleaThe PIL argues that the law bars remedies against illegal encroachment on the places of worship and pilgrimages prior to August 15, 1947. I...
23 Mar, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Bombay HC dismisses PIL to challenge the disinvestment of BPCLFour PILs were filed by Federation of all Maharashtra Petrol Dealers Association, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Refinery) Employees Un...
13 Nov, 2020, 12.58 PM IST
SC notice to centre on PIL challenging PCA changesThe amendments had done away with the offence of criminal misconduct, if a public servant gave some pecuniary benefits to anyone in his off...
27 Nov, 2018, 09.47 AM IST
Supreme Court slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on Bihar MLA for filing 'frivolous' PIL"We fail to understand what prompted the petitioner to file the petition before the high court in 2015 in respect of an article published i...
11 Feb, 2017, 11.26 AM IST
Is this apex court or a joke, asks CJIThe CJI's comment came while hearing the first of three matters, which were public interest litigations.
17 Jan, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
As SC rejects a PIL against Sebi chief UK Sinha, another is filedU K Sinha will go down in history as the man who saw off a number of PILs in the Supreme Court challenging his appointment.
15 Apr, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
Outgoing CJI H L Dattu's regret: Couldn't pick judges despite vacanciesDattu, who retires as CJI on Thursday, told, "I regret that I could not select judges when there were so many vacancies in the high courts.
02 Dec, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
SC refuses to entertain PIL challenging appointment of CAGThe Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of ...
15 Jul, 2013, 11.58 AM IST
Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging $8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta dealThe loss figures were attributed to the CAG report, but a bench, comprising justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra, rejected the plea.
09 May, 2013, 02.31 PM IST
- PIL challenging Cairn-Vedanta deal in SC
A petition was today moved in Supreme Court challenging the validity of the USD 8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal.
27 Feb, 2012, 08.37 PM IST
- 2G case: SC upholds power of people & PIL
For the two protagonists - legal eagle-turned-activist Prashant Bhushan and academic-turned-politician Dr Subramanian Swamy - Thursday's la...
03 Feb, 2012, 08.55 AM IST
- Non-MPs in draft panel not legal, says PIL
A PIL filed in the Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional to have persons who were not Members of Parliament in the drafting committee.
19 Apr, 2011, 04.45 AM IST
- RIL told to approach SC on SEZ land buy
Bombay HC dismissed Mumbai SEZ's plea for speedy completion of the land acquisition process and asked the company to approach the Supreme C...
23 May, 2009, 02.03 AM IST