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Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL against Shivakumar's appointment as CM, imposes cost on petitioner- Approach authorities instead of rushing to court, Supreme Court tells petitioner who filed 25 PILs
- Excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking HC judge’s recusal taken on record, hearing set for April 13
- 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...13 Jan, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
- SC raps Income Tax Department for filing appeal in decided matterThe Supreme Court has recently expressed its dissatisfaction with the Income Tax Department, critiquing its habit of reopening resolved cas...28 Nov, 2025, 09.24 PM IST
- Fed up with frivolous petitions filed by states, PSUs: SCFed up with frivolous petitions by state governments and public sector undertakings, the Supreme Court has imposed a Rs 1 lakh fine on Jhar...18 Oct, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
- Supreme Court rejects plea seeking quashing of notification that restored Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membershipThe petitioner had arrayed the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Union of India, the Election Commission of India and Rahul Gandhi as respondents in t...19 Jan, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
- 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...03 Jun, 2022, 02.59 PM IST
- Kerala HC dismisses plea to remove PM's photo from vaccination certificateKerala HC dismissed a plea seeking removal of PM Modi's photograph from COVID-19 vaccination certificates and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh o...21 Dec, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
- High court goes green to remove E-way hurdles, asks frivolous petitioners to plant treesJustices Ritu Bahri and Arun Monga also ordered the petitioners to furnish proof of the planting, along with a letter issued by the horticu...15 Sep, 2021, 07.34 AM IST
- Frivolous cases making institution dysfunctional, delaying matters of national importance: SCThe remarks of the special bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah came while hearing an application related to a consumer dispute. ...01 Jun, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
- 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...21 Jun, 2018, 05.50 PM IST
- Court says no to CBI probe into Jayalalithaa's death, imposes costs on petitionerThe fact remains that an inquiry commission, headed by a retired high court judge, has been appointed by the Tamil Nadu government to probe...07 Jun, 2018, 07.05 PM IST
- 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.17 Feb, 2018, 06.33 PM 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
- 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 ...11 Feb, 2017, 12.55 AM IST
- 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...26 Jul, 2016, 06.16 PM IST
- Petition on funding frivolous but ready for probe: Aam Aadmi PartyAam Aadmi Party today dismissed as "utterly frivolous and malafide" a petition requesting probe into the donations received by it from fore...24 Oct, 2013, 08.39 PM IST
- SC slaps Rs 5 lakh fine on ex-SP MLA, dismisses plea against Rahul GandhiThe Supreme Court today slapped a Rs.5 lakh fine on an ex-SP MLA while dismissing as without substance his petition against Rahul Gandhi.18 Oct, 2012, 12.31 PM IST
- Heavy costs be imposed on mindless litigants: HCThe Delhi High Court said on Thursday that heavy costs should be imposed on people filing frivolous petitions in the court as such litigati...22 Jul, 2010, 08.13 PM IST
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