Uttarakhand High Court issues notice on PIL alleging contract carriage permit holders of the State vilating norms

The Uttarakhand High Court issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed alleging that the contract carriage permit holders of the State are blatantly violating the permit conditions with…

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To invoke parens patriae jurisdiction, exceptional circumstances must be present: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court while allowing the petition held that in order to invoke the parens patriae jurisdiction, exceptional circumstances have to exist. The scope of parens patriae jurisdiction has…

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Supreme Court upholds UPSC decision to put civil service aspirants in general category for not submitting EWS certificates in time

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petitions challenging the decision of the Union Public Service Commission to treat certain civil servant aspirants as general category candidates for not submitting…

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Madras High Court disposes of PIL highlighting collection of exorbitant fees by Higher Secondary School

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondents to forbear the fifth respondent (Higher Secondary School) from collecting any exorbitant fees…

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