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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: PILs

PILs have gone from social activism to Private Interest Litigation, says Justice Nagarathna

PILs are ‘losing their virtuousness,’ said Justice BV Nagarathna at the launch of a collection of works by legal scholar and human rights activist Upendra Baxi at the Indian Law Institute.

Adani-Hindenburg case: SC says no grounds for probe by SIT or CBI, SEBI to continue investigation

CJI-led bench was hearing petitions seeking court-monitored probe into Hindenburg Research report's allegations of stock price manipulations. 'Truth prevailed,' Gautam Adani posts on X.

PILs can become ‘instrument of blackmail’ to target infra — SC upholds order against Mumbai NGO

Bench led by CJI Chandrachud upheld Bombay High Court order that imposed Rs 1 lakh fine on NGO for filing ‘motivated’ Public Interest Litigation against redevelopment project.

Migrants, medics and even zoo animals, SC has heard PILs for every kind of case in lockdown

Public Interest Litigations (PILs) have made up the bulk of the business for the Supreme Court since the lockdown was imposed on 25 March.

Firecracker order shows in post-PIL India, Supreme Court has no time for fact-checks

Delhi pollution ruling shows it is time for courts to retreat in order to truly uphold a citizen’s right to clean air.

On Camera

China won’t change course. Modi’s PR events with stage-managed applause have never worked

If Indira Gandhi had based her foreign policy on “good vibes” with world leaders, Bangladesh would still be East Pakistan.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.