Top Law News PIL to stop inhumane animal husbandry procedures : Delhi High Court seeks Centre stand August 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday sought response of the Centre and Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on a PIL seeking prohibition of allegedly “inhumane animal husbandry procedures” in India. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Centre, AWBI and animal husbandry departments of all states […] Read more » auction the clothes for PETA Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice Prateek Jalan PIL PIL to stop inhumane animal husbandry procedures stop inhumane animal husbandry procedures
Top Law News PIL in Delhi High Court seeks school fees waiver for lockdown duration. April 16, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fresh Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court has sought a waiver of fees levied by all private and unaided schools during the lockdown, citing job losses and loss of income. The PIL has been filed by lawyer-activist Amit Sahni. The petitioners have cited urgency and have sought a prompt listing of […] Read more » Delhi High Court latest legal news Law News PIL public interest litigation waiver of fees levied by all private and unaided schools
Top Law News Calcutta HC to hear bar association plea on financial assistance for lawyers. April 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court will take up on Thursday a letter by its Bar Association as a PIL, which sought direction on the Bar Council of West Bengal to provide financial assistance to lawyers in distress due to the long period of suspension of work owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Claiming that the Council takes subscriptions […] Read more » Bar Association president Ashok Dhandania Calcutta HC financial assistance for lawyers PIL public interest litigation
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL in Delhi High Court seeks SIT probe into attack on temple July 4, 2019 / July 4, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking an SIT probe into the alleged conspiracy behind the attack on a temple in the walled city here. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) duly monitored by the court must investigate the attack on the Durga Temple and identify the real perpetrators of the […] Read more » aattack on temple Delhi High Court PIL SIT probe
Top Law News Undertrial prisoners’ letters for speedy trial of their cases turned into PIL by Delhi High Court. March 16, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court initiated a PIL on Friday on letters sent by undertrials lodged in the jails here seeking a speedy disposal of their cases, which were pending in the lower courts for years. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani issued notice to the Delhi government and sought […] Read more » Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Delhi High Court Justice A J Bhambhani PIL Undertrial prisoners
Top Law News Inclusion of castes in OBC group: Bombay High Court January 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Wednesday sought to know if the Maharashtra government had conducted any study or survey before issuing a notification in 1967 inducting several castes in the OBC category for reservation. A division bench of Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice N M Jamdar was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice N H Patil Justice N.M. Jamdar PIL Sarate's counsel V M Thorat
Top Law News PIL in HC for implementation in Delhi law regulating clinical establishments November 13, 2018 / November 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Center and the AAP government on a public interest litigation claiming that the law for registration and regulation of all clinical establishments has not been implemented in the city despite coming into force in 2012. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V […] Read more » clinical establishments Delhi law HC PIL
Top Law News SC to hear plea challenging Rafale deal on October 10 October 9, 2018 / October 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a fresh PIL against the Rafale deal between India and France on Wednesday. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph Monday said it will hear the PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda, who is seeking a direction to the Centre […] Read more » Advocate M L Sharma's plea PIL Rafale deal Ranjan Gogoi
Top Law News PIL in SC challenging Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir September 22, 2018 / September 22, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi:A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament’s power to make laws concerning the state. The plea has said the special provision was “temporary” in nature at the time of framing of […] Read more » Article 370 featured PIL SC special status to Jammu and Kashmir
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC: PIL to frame norms on police probe into Marital rows June 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A senior citizen, who was accused of rape by his daughter-in-law and discharged from the offence two years after the incident, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking framing of guidelines on how police should handle probes into cases arising out of marital rows. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and […] Read more » Chief Justice Gita Mittal Delhi featured Justice C Hari Shankar PIL
Public Utilities Top Law News Maha govt to Bombay HC: Formulating stringent law to regulate pvt hospitals June 10, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court today that it was in the process of formulating a stringent law, on the lines of the Centre’s Clinical Establishments Act, to regulate private nursing homes and hospitals in the state. Appearing for the state, Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the court that the draft plan for such […] Read more » Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni Clinical Establishments Act featurerd justice G S Kulkarni Justice Naresh Patil Maharashtra Nursing Homes Regulation Act 2006 PIL
Top Law News PIL claims deaths of protected species suppressed by Delhi zoo May 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre on a PIL alleging “rampant irregularities and illegalities”, like suppression of deaths of protected species, in the administration of National Zoological Park in the city as well as the veterinary care being provided to the animals lodged there. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita […] Read more » Deepa Sharma featured Gauri Maulekhi Gita Mittal National Zoological Park PIL