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Supreme Court concerned over 'mushroom growth' of PILs, says it should be nipped in bud

The bench said that the PILs encroach upon a valuable judicial time which could be otherwise utilised for considering genuine issues

Issue of lack of proper infrastructure for judiciary, bar can be looked into: Centre to SC

A bench comprising Justice Vineet Saran and JK Maheshwari termed as horrible the crowd situation in the apex court corridor, and said something can be done by the central government

Delhi: PIL in High Court seeks action against unauthorised use of 'Judge' car parking stickers

The plea stated that there are many persons using such stickers issued to judicial officers of Delhi district courts and violating guidelines contained in the circular dated 11 September, 2018, issued by the office of the respondent

Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL after 15 April on expeditious trial in cases against politicians

According to a recent report, a total of 4,984 cases are pending against Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly/Council out of which 1,899 cases are more than five years old

Security breach in Punjab: Delhi HC lists for 20 April PIL on issue of PM's safety

The bench said that it would ask Centre to consider as representation the PIL which seeks a declaration that all authorities shall act under the supervision of the Special Protection Group in matters of security of PM Modi

Plea in Supreme Court seeks uniform judicial code across country

The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has also sought directions to the Law Commission to prepare a report in consultation with the high courts to ensure uniformity in judicial terms, phrases, abbreviations, case registration process and court fee.

Lakhimpur Kheri: Letter to Supreme Court seeks high-level judicial inquiry into incident

The letter by two advocates has urged Chief Justice of India NV Ramana to treat it as public interest litigation (PIL) so that guilty could be 'brought to justice'

Capture Tiger T23 alive, Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu forest department

The fourth human death had prompted chief conservator Shekar Kumar Niraj to release an order to hunt down the tiger on 1 October

Namaz room controversy: PIL filed in Jharkhand High Court challenging Speaker's order

As per the petitioner Bhairav Singh, the assembly building is a temple of democracy and not a personal property and allotting a room in it to offer namaz will set a wrong precedence

'Reply in English only': Madras HC tells Centre after minister writes to Tamil Nadu MP in Hindi

The court said that the Centre should reply in the language in which the state government sends the application to the Central government