Jammu and Kashmir High Court disposes PIL seeking direction to Centre for banning synthetic and chemical detergents in lakes and rivers

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the Union of India (Respondent No.1) to stop with immediate effect the use…

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Allahabad High Court directs UP Chief Secretary to file personal affidavit in PIL highlighting conditions of primary schools in Shahjahanpur

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh to file a personal affidavit in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea highlighting conditions of primary schools…

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court disposes PIL seeking completion of project construction to Artificial Lake in River Tawi

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondents to ensure the completion of project of construction to Artificial Lake…

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Disproportionate assets case:Madras High Court sentences three years of imprisonment to TN Higher Education Minister and his wife Visalatchi

The Madras High Court has sentenced three years of simple imprisonment to the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi and his wife Visalatchi to three in a disproportionate assets…

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PIL seeking replacement of Central Govt with Union Govt in all official Communication dismissed:Delhi High Court dismisses

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition that sought directives for the uniform replacement of the term ‘Central Government’ with ‘Union Government’ across all…

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court closes Suo Motu PIL seeking inquiry into induction of special police officers as constables

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to be issued upon the respondents for initiating inquiry into the induction of Special Police…

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On Uniform Civil Code, Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai says society takes time to adapt to reforms

Reforms are always challenged by society whether it was the Doctrine of Lapse or the controversy surrounding the Uniform Civil Code, said Pradeep Rai, Chairman, India Legal Research Foundation and…

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Secretary of Backward Classes Welfare Department to issue circulars to all District Magistrates for investigation of caste certificate: Calcutta HighCourt

The Calcutta High Court directed the Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare Department to immediately issue appropriate circulars to all the District Magistrates to cause appropriate verification of the caste certificates. It…

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