Top Law News Civil services English paper has experts’ nod, court told August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it has introduced a new aptitude test paper on English in the civil services exam on the suggestion of its experts’ panel. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the commission to present the […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri civil services Civil services English paper has experts Civil services English paper has experts' nod civil services exam examination system Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Petitioner Dina Nath Batra public interest litigation scope of judicial review Union Public Service Commission
Top Law News HC asks city govt to decide on plea to ban tobacco products August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government was asked today by the Delhi High Court to examine and decide in two weeks a plea to ban the sale of tobacco products in Capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw gave the direction to the government, while disposing of a petition by […] Read more » ban tobacco products banned the sale of tobacco products Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Citing a media report Counsel Najmi Waziri Delhi Government's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Delhi High Court to examine HC asks city govt to decide on plea to ban tobacco products Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw public interest litigation Solicitor General Rajiv Mehra tobacco product
Top Law News SC notice to Centre, States on 55,000 missing children August 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC notice to Centre, States on 55,000 missing children The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and all the state governments on a PIL seeking its direction to them for tracing 55,000 missing children in the country. Agreeing to hear the public interest litigation (PIL), a bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam sought response from the Centre and States on the issue […] Read more » bootlegging buying of children for illegal acts cases of kidnapping child trafficking failed to trace the missing children innocent children kidnapping of 55000 children missing children prostitution public interest litigation SC notice to Centre sexual exploitation smuggling States on 55000 missing children tracing 55000 missing children
Top Law News Helmets to be made mandatory for women : Delhi high court April 26, 2012 / April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to make helmet wearing compulsory for pillion riders irrespective of their gender and religion, after the city government informed it that motor vehicle rules would be amended to make it compulsory for women to wear helmets. A division bench of Acting […] Read more » central law Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 helmet wearing compulsory helmet wearing compulsory for pillion riders Helmets for women Helmets mandatory for women Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw motor vehicle rules public interest litigation
High Profile Cases Court dismisses PIL against Tata housing project March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against construction of a multi-storeyed housing project by the Tata Housing Development Company (THDC) in an ecologically fragile zone in Punjab, north of Chandigarh. Disposing of the PIL the court said that Tata Housing could go ahead with the project after obtaining […] Read more » Haryana High Court public interest litigation Punjab High Court Tata Housing Development Company
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear PIL against Cairn-Vedanta deal February 28, 2012 / February 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear March 2 a suit that wants the acquisition of Cairn India, the nation’s biggest onshore oil deposit, by Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources declared invalid. A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the apex court Monday seeking invalidation of the government approval for the Cairn Energy-Vedanta deal under which Vedanta […] Read more » Cairn-Vedanta deal public interest litigation Supreme Court
Top Law News Coast Guard, navy should protect fishermen, says court October 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court’s Madurai bench Friday directed the central government to provide two-tier security for Indian fishermen by the Indian Coast Guard and navy. In an interim order made while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer B.Stalin, the court directed deployment of sufficient numbers of Coast Guard vessels to see that […] Read more » Coast Guard Madras High Court public interest litigation
Top Law News Chief Justice Kapadia releases restatement of law October 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Restatements of three Indian Laws– on Legislative Privilege, Contempt of Court and Public Interest Litigation– were released by Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia this evening. The restatements were put together by a Supreme Court Project Committee on Restatement of Indian Law which is chaired by Justice R V Raveendran. As Justice Raveendran put […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Contempt of court Justice R.V. Raveendran Legislative Privilege public interest litigation restatement of law
Top Law News Derogatory word to be removed from caste certificates July 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will withdraw the word “chura” from certificates issued to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) stating that the revenue department of the Delhi government used the […] Read more » caste certificates Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Derogatory word Derogatory word to be removed Justice Sanjiv Khanna PIL public interest litigation Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes
Top Law News Take care of mentally challenged, court tells Himachal government July 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to take the mentally ill, “wandering in inhuman conditions in the street”, into its protection. Issuing the directions on a public interest litigation (PIL) of Shimla resident, the court of Justice Surinder Singh Thursday reminded the state of its duty and said the mentally challenged […] Read more » Court Himachal government Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Surinder Singh mentally challenged PIL public interest litigation
Top Law News Jamia to continue with its minority status: High Court May 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Students wishing to take admission in Jamia Millia Islamia for this academic session face an uncertain future with the Delhi High Court Wednesday refusing to grant a stay on an amendment conferring it minority status. The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) headed by Justice M.S.A. Siddiqui had recently granted ‘minority’ status to […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra High Court Jamia Millia Islamia Justice M.S.A. Siddiqui Justice Sanjiv Khanna minority status PIL public interest litigation
Top Law News Only tax payers can file public interest litigation: Court July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Only tax payers can file public interest litigation: Court The Jharkhand High Court Thursday barred non-tax payers from filing a public interest litigation (PIL). “A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sushil Harkauli and D.N. Patel set the parameters for filing a PIL. The parameters include a term that only tax payers having a PAN (permanent account number) can file PIL,” Rajiv Kumar, a […] Read more » public interest litigation