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Approach authorities instead of rushing to court, Supreme Court tells petitioner who filed 25 PILsThe Supreme Court advised an advocate to approach relevant authorities with his concerns rather than filing numerous Public Interest Litiga...- Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking removal of Savarkar portraits, warns of costsThe Supreme Court has dismissed a petition demanding the removal of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's portraits from public spaces. The court caut...
- Chuck PIL chaff, stick to public interestOriginating from a 1979 case exposing inhumane prison conditions, Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have become vital for justice in India...
- Existing rules on mandatory insurance cover, helmets on 2-wheelers applicable to electric vehicles: HCThe Delhi High Court has stated that existing regulations regarding mandatory insurance, wearing headgear, and penalties for non-compliance...
- Delhi HC imposes Rs 25K cost on fan for PIL over Sukesh Chandrasekhar letters to Jacqueline, NoraThe Delhi High Court has dismissed with cost of Rs 25,000 a public interest litigation (PIL) by a "hardcore fan" aggrieved by the "derogato...
- SC allows Centre to continue with security of Industrialist Mukesh Ambani, family in MumbaiA bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli allowed the appeal of the Central government challen...
- SC concerned over "mushroom growth" of PILs, says it should be nipped in bud"They encroach upon a valuable judicial time which could be otherwise utilised for considering genuine issues. It is high time that such so...
- PIL has turned into personal interest litigation: CJI N V Ramana"The rising number of frivolous litigations is an area of concern. For example, the well-meaning concept of public interest litigation is a...
- SC terms 'frivolous' PIL on rising suicides in IITs, imposes Rs 10K fine on lawyerLawyer Gaurav Bansal, during the brief hearing, said that around 50 students have died by suicides in IITs across India in last five years ...
- MHA's snooping order challenged in Supreme CourtFiled by advocate M.L. Sharma, the PIL, contending that the MHA order was "illegal, unconstitutional and ultra-vires to the law" said it sh...
- Vested interests scuttling probe in Aircel-Maxis case: ED officer to Supreme CourtED Joint Director Rajeshwar Singh yesterday filed a criminal contempt plea before the court against Rajneesh Kapur who had recently moved t...
- Exemplary costs will be imposed for frivolous PILs: HCThe comment was prompted by a PIL from a social activist who sought to challenge the erection of banners along a particular road.
- NGOs making fun of court by espousing cause of wealthy: Supreme CourtThe apex court imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the NGO for filing the PIL on behalf of 10 Assam-based land owners, whose land was acquired b...
- Supreme Court for exemplary fine for frivolous PILsA litigant who takes liberties with the truth or with the procedures of the court should be left in no doubt about the consequences to foll...
- 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...
- CJI JS Khehar acts tough on frivolous PILs, appealsThe CJI’s attempts to crack down on frivolous petitions and appeals are seen as an effort to keep the numbers manageable and reduce delays ...
- Bombay High Court dismisses PIL against sale of 'Antilia' land to Mukesh Ambani"It is high time we take a decision to dismiss such frivolous petitions with heavy cost. Only then we can put a stop to this," Justice Kana...
- Fake currency PIL: High Court removes Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Home Minister as respondentsThe court had warned that it will impose heavy cost on the petitioner but today took a soft stand and said it was deleting the names.
- 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.
- BCCI wants dismissal of PIL seeking direction to ministry to take over bodyBCCI today strongly refuted charges that all its activities are being kept away from the public eye, that it enjoyed tax exemption
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