“Our forefathers saw water in rivers and water bodies. We have seen water in taps. If the situation remains like the current one and if we fail to take urgent action to safeguard our water resources for future generations, then the next generation will see the water in bottles. If no serious action is taken…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg It is said that a “relationship without privacy is like a garden without fences, vulnerable and unprotected.” The recent Madras High Court judgment held that idiom to account while declaring that “spousal privacy is a fundamental right and that documents violating it are not evidence”. The Madurai bench of the…
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court recently took urgent note of a critical situation—a surge in tobacco addiction among school children, particularly due to products like Cool Lip, which is basically smokeless tobacco. Large quantities of tobacco products have been seized in Tamil Nadu, especially near schools. The Court, handling at least ten-related…
The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Ghaziabad councillor Sonu Baghel alias Sunil, who has been accused of murder, criminal conspiracy, attempt to murder and other crimes. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Sonu Baghel Alias Sunil. By means of…
The Sikkim High Court addressed a pressing public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the deplorable condition of roads within Sikkim, particularly those under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department (PWD) authorities of West Bengal. On October 29, 2024, Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Judge Meenakshi Madan Rai ordered the concerned PWD authorities to submit a…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed demanding removal of illegal encroachment from private land. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar passed this order while hearing a PIL filed by The petition purportedly in public interest has been filed in the name of Sampoorna Jan…
The Uttarakhand High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to resume construction of the Boragad to Chaud Motor Road in District Chamoli. According to petitioner, the State Government has sanctioned a motorable road in Development Block Dewal of District Chamoli under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna between Boragad to Chaud Motor…
The Gauhati High Court has closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Assam government’s notification including Moran, Matak, Ahom, Chutia, and Gorkha communities in the protected classes of persons residing in Sadiya Tribal Belt. The petitioners, Lakheshwar Deori and Mohim Sonwal, claimed to represent indigenous Scheduled Tribes of Tinsukia district, Assam. They contested the…
A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Sharma of the Delhi High Court recently quashed summons issued against Dr GK Arora, former principal of BR Ambedkar College at Delhi University, and Ravinder Singh, a senior assistant, in connection with a 2013 suicide abetment case. The petitioners had filed a plea under Section 482 of the Code…
By Vikram Kilpady The times have changed, it is way too late to say they are a-changin’. As expected by many, the Supreme Court has recently overturned a seminal observation by Justice VR Krishna Iyer that the State could take over any private property if it formed part of the “material resource of the community”. …