Public Interest Litigation

Bombay High Court orders demolition of portions of 48 high-rise buildings near Mumbai Airport

The high court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by advocate Yashwant Shenoy raising concerns over the dangers posed by high-rises near the Mumbai airport

Coronavirus Outbreak: Differences emerge between Karnataka MPs, MLA over fixing accountability after pharma employee in Nanjangud infects 73 others

Nanjangud's BJP MLA B Harshavardhan, who is the son-in-law of party MP V Srinivasa Prasad representing Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency is angry with the state government over the handling of the issue.

PIL filed in SC seeking removal of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh in view of health hazards posed by novel coronavirus

Hundreds of demonstrators at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have been agitating since 15 December last year against the CAA, NRC and NPR

Only five percent of Indians are 'sports literate', says Kanishka Pandey, researcher who had filed PIL for making sports fundamental right

Pandey, a law graduate from Delhi University, had written a book 'Sports — A Way Of Life', which was released by national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand in 2017

Indiabulls Housing Finance shares tank 10% amid reports of public interest litigation against company, promoters

Shares of Indiabulls Housing Finance on Friday dropped nearly 10 percent amid reports that a public interest litigation has been filed against the company and its promoters

Daily Bulletin: SC to hear Chidambaram's plea against remand order; Jaishankar to begin two-day visit to Russia; day's top stories

Daily Bulletin: Supreme Court to hear former finance minister P Chidambaram's plea against remand order today; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Rae Bareli rail coach factory; day's top stories

PIL filed in Supreme Court requesting prompt assistance from Centre, state govt in curbing Uttarakhand wildfires

A public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking urgent steps to protect forests, wildlife and birds from wildfires in Uttarakhand. Every year forest fires in the state causes great loss to the forest ecosystem, the diversity of the flora and fauna and the economic wealth and is one of the major disasters there. The plea also demanded for legal rights of the animals residing in the forests.

Suprme Court dismisses PIL seeking VVPAT verfication of all EVM votes, terms it 'nuisance'

A vacation bench of the apex court headed by Justice Arun Mishra, and comprising Justice MR Shah did not find any merit in the petition.

Fake news menace: Supreme Court refuses to interfere with PIL aimed at regulating misinformation on social media

The PIL sought directions to the Centre to frame guidelines to check spread of fake news on social media.

TikTok ban: SC refuses listing of plea challenging Madras HC order banning download

The Madras HC on 3 April passed an order directing the Center to prohibit the use of the TikTok app.