The Uttarakhand High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging forest land was being sold and bought in certain areas of District Dehradun, contravening the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act and the Gazette Notification dated October 11, 1952. The petitioner sought various reliefs, including rectification of revenue records, investigation by the…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing a petition said it is expected that a judge in the rank of Additional District and Sessions Judge would not only apply his judicial mind to issues raised, but also be dealing with the arguments advanced on behalf of the respective parties very meticulously to arrive at findings which…
The Tripura High Court recently heard a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to ensure safety and security measures in schools across the state. The petitioner-in-person submitted that many schools in Tripura lack basic safety features, including CCTV cameras. The respondent-state filed an additional counter-affidavit, stating that out of 4,905 schools in eight districts, only…
The Delhi High Court has directed Telugu actor Manoj Manchu, certain media houses and X (formerly Twitter), to take down within one week, all articles, videos and posts defaming media professional Vinay Maheshwari. The single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted ex-parte interim injunction in favour of Maheshwari on the grounds that Manchu’s tweets…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the State of Punjab to immediately provide adequate medical care to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on a fast-unto-death for more than 20 days at the Khanauri border seeking minimum support price for crops, among other demands. The Vacation Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Sudhanshu…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of three people and hospitalization of 20 others in Tambaram near Chennai, Tamil Nadu due to suspected contaminated drinking water. The original application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated December 7, 2024. As per the article, a…
The Manipur High Court has recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) relating to the distribution of ration rice under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Longpi Kajui A and B villages. The respondents submitted that the Fair Price Shop agents for the villages…
The Allahabad High Court has set aside the life sentence of the accused in a murder case for failing to prove the crime beyond doubt and acquitted him of the charges. The Division Bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava passed this order while hearing a Criminal Appeal filed by Sattar. The criminal…
The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Tharali, District Chamoli, to conclude the inquiry and submit the inquiry report in Water Supply Schemes Case. The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Justice Pankaj Purohit, recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by one Gopal Chandra Vanwassi seeking directions…
The Allahabad High Court has set aside the order blacklisting a company and awarding the contract for supply of 250 KVA and 400 KVA transformers to Kanpur Electricity Supply Company Limited (KESCO). The Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit passed this order while hearing a petition filed by M/S…