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SC seeks Centre's reply on PIL seeking setting up of media tribunal

The plea said media, particularly the electronic, has become like an unruly horse which needs to be tamed

PIL in Delhi HC seeks special leaves, paid menstrual leaves for women staff

The petition by Delhi Labour Union, through advocate Rajiv Agarwal, sought direction to the Centre and Delhi government to grant paid leaves for four days a month to all classes of women employees

PIL in SC seeks uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony for all citizens

A PIL has been filed in SC seeking "gender and religion neutral" uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony for all citizens keeping with the spirit of the Constitution and international conventions

PIL in Delhi HC for action against Twitter over anti-India tweets

A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking action against social media platform Twitter for being allegedly involved in conspiracy to promote anti-India propagandasuch as Khalistan movement. The matter was listed for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan which on Wednesday recused from hearing it and directed that the petition be listed before another division bench on September 30. The plea has contended that some "promoted handles" on Twitter's platform were being allegedly used for promoting an agenda for a separate Khalistan. According to the petition by Sangeeta Sharma, promoted handles are those from which Twitter generates revenue. In her plea, filed through advocates Desh Ratan Nigam and Awanish Sinha, she has sought lodginga case against Twitter and its representatives in India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the provisions of IPC dealing with sedition and waging war against the country and under the Informati

PIL in Supreme Court seeks uniform law for succession and inheritance

The PIL stated that existing personal laws being very "complex and cumbersome" are against the goals of preamble

PIL in SC to help improve India's ranking on Corruption Perception Index

The plea has also sought a direction to the Law Commission to suggest steps to remove the menace of corruption, black money generation and 'benami' transaction

PIL on illegal occupation of govt accommodation: HC seeks Centre's stand

The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a PIL filed by a society against illegal occupation of government accommodation by retired public servants

PIL against Twitter in Bombay HC for promoting pro-Khalistan tweets

A public interest suit has been filed by Gopal Jhaveri before the Bombay High Court against Twitter India and others for direction to the NIA for action against Twitter under various penal provisions

HC declines to entertain plea seeking free Covid-19 testing, treatment

The Delhi High Court Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking free of cost COVID-19 testing and treatment at all private labs and hospitals in the national capital for everyone, rich or poor

HC declines plea for Covid-19 testing in all court premises for lawyers

Delhi HC declined to entertain a PIL seeking direction to Delhi govt to take steps for providing testing for advocates, judicial officers, court staff and their family members in all court premises

PIL spike in corona times

Few governments in the world waited for court orders to mitigate peoples' sufferings

Pune-based firm KPIT Tech gets Labour Dept notice over pay cuts up to 50%

Order asks company to follow Maharashtra directives and refrain from pay cuts or layoffs, or face strict action

Delhi HC to hear PIL on steps to deal with coronavirus on March 16

The plea was mentioned before a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar, which said that it will hear the plea on Monday.

Delhi violence: HC gives Centre 4 weeks to reply on FIR over hate speech

The death toll in the violence reached 34 on Thursday with around 200 people injured

Crowded corridors of justice

The Supreme Court delivered 1,293 judgments last year; only 3.3 per cent dealt with the Constitution

Lawyers' expect CJI SA Bobde to dispose of pending cases, regulate PILs

New CJI, Bobde, has succeeded Justice Ranjan Gogoi who retired on November 17 after remaining in office for over 13 months.

An organisation is making roads safer as well as protecting Good Samaritans

Building a trauma registry is next on the agenda. Currently, data on accident deaths is compiled through first information reports (FIR) recorded immediately after an accident

PIL cannot be used as a weapon to challenge our decision: RBI in Delhi HC

The RBI made the submission in response to a PIL alleging that online payments platform Paytm was providing lending facilities in violation of the law regulating such activity

AG summoned on PIL against Adityanath, Keshav Prasad Maurya

Sanjay Sharma alleged that Adityanath and Maurya were the Lok Sabha MPs and were drawing salaries

PIL in Delhi HC: Ban 66 pesticides posing risk to humans, animals, plants

Petitioner listed other chemicals restricted in several countries but continue to be used in India