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TopicPublic Interest Litigations

Topic: Public Interest Litigations

Bombay HC cracks whip: Officials to pay compensation for pothole-related deaths out of own pocket

The court said that failure to provide safe roads amounts to a violation of citizens' fundamental rights under Article 21 of Constitution, in a ruling set to hold civic bodies accountable. 

PIL opposes Arundhati Roy’s smoking photo on book cover—right to life, ‘unhealthy message to youth’

Kerala High Court seeks Centre’s response on plea seeking stay on Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' unless the mandatory statutory warning is printed on the cover.

Class 12 student files PIL in SC, seeks to include transgender sex education in schools across India

A student from Delhi's Vasant Valley School has filed a plea in the apex court concerning the lack of transgender inclusive sex education in NCERT & SCERT textbooks across the country.

‘You think we are not aware of the problem,’ Delhi HC asks petitioner, junks PIL on judge shortage

High court dismissed PIL filed by advocate Amit Sahni citing that judiciary & Union govt are already aware of the problem & administrative measures may be taken to resolve it.

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.

PIL in Delhi HC to curb spam calls, ‘infringing on citizens’ right to privacy’

The plea highlighted these calls promoted the agenda of a specific political party, urging the public to vote for them in exchange for promised freebies.

SC dismisses plea seeking regulation for quality of ‘prasad’ distributed in temples

A 2-judge bench observed such a plea should be addressed to an appropriate government authority as the matter was under state domain.

‘Let us not be in denial’ — SC says NEET retest must happen if leak beneficiaries not identified

A three-judge bench, led by CJI Chandrachud, has asked NTA to disclose the nature of the leak, the locations, and the time lag between the leak and the exam.

‘Victims were not freedom fighters or social activists’: PIL argues compensation in Hooch tragedy

Madras High Court orally agreed that the 10 lakh compensation is on the higher side.

Petitions in poll bonds, 2G case, coal ‘scam’ — non-profit Common Cause’s magnificent ‘romance with public causes’

The non-profit organisation was one of the petitioners in the electoral bonds case in the Supreme Court. Other key litigations include the 2G spectrum case and the coal scam.

On Camera

Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.