Tag: PIL

Calcutta HC seeks centre response on plea to rename Kolkata Port Trust

Source:-siasat Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Central government on public interest litigation (PIL) against the decision to change the name of Calcutta Port Trust to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust A bench of Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee directed the Centre to file an affidavit

LRS will give rise to illegal layouts: PIL in Telangana HC

Source:-newindianexpress HYDERABAD: A public interest litigation has been filed in the Telangana High Court challenging the GO 131 issued by the State Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Department on August 31 this year for regularisation of unapproved and illegal layouts under the Land Regularisation Scheme (LRS) in both rural and urban areas in the

HC to continue hearing on PIL on illegal religious structures

Source:-dailypioneer Hearing on the public interest litigation against construction of religious structures by encroaching on public space, the Uttarakhand high court will continue the hearing on Tuesday. In the past, the high court had ordered the government to remove all illegally constructed temples, mosques, churches and Gurudwaras from public space by March 23, this year.

Sushant Singh death case: Former top cops move Bombay High Court against ‘media trial’

Source:-indianexpress Eight former top police officers of Maharashtra, including the ex Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra and former commissioners of Mumbai Police have moved a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Court seeking restraining orders against ‘media trial’ in the Sushant Singh Rajput Death case. The petitioners include former DGPs P

Bombay High Court rejects PIL on PM CARES fund

Source:-hindustantimes The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the public interest litigation (PIL), demanding appointment of three trustees, including two from opposition parties as per the scheme, to manage Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund). The Nagpur bench of the High Court also turned down a request made

Bombay High Court dismisses plea seeking declaration of PM CARES funds

Source:-economictimes NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking declaration of funds received by the Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES), a charitable trust created by the Union government amid the COVID-19 pandemic. All reliefs sought in the plea are refused, a division bench