The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a resident of the Atal Awas Yojana residential colony, seeking directions to the Chhattisgarh Housing Board and other authorities to provide basic amenities such as a boundary wall, main gate, school, health centre, community centre, commercial shops, and park to the…
The Allahabad High Court while rejecting bail to a man accused of raping a minor girl, said that in our country, a minor girl, victim of sexual aggression, would rather suffer silently than to falsely implicate somebody. It would be unusual for girl to come up with a false story of being a victim of…
The Delhi High Court will hear on April 16, a petition filed by Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram, seeking quashing of a fresh corruption case registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly taking illegal gratification from an alcoholic beverage company. CBI accused Chidambaram of taking illegal gratification…
The Supreme Court will hear on February 10, a petition filed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and BRS MLAs against the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker for not taking a decision on the disqualification petitions filed by seven MLAs who contested the 2023 Assembly elections on BRS ticket but later joined the ruling Congress party in…
The Supreme Court has requested Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to issue administrative directions clarifying that applications seeking exemption from surrendering while filing an appeal in the Apex Court could not be entertained unless the petitioner was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Noting the apparent anomaly in the listing of exemption applications, the…
The Patna High Court has recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in 2024, which alleged irregularities in the procurement of mobile veterinary vehicles by the Bihar government. The petitioner contended that the government had awarded a contract to a supplier who had been blacklisted by the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and that…
By Dr G. S. Sachdeva A popular legal maxim maintains that “Justice delayed is justice denied.” There is history behind this dictum and though its abidance is generally strived for by the system yet the pendency in courts has hardly decreased due to repeat adjournments, frivolous appeals and systemic aberrations. The facts are well known…
The Gujarat High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in 2024, relating to the registration of clinical establishments in the state. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi took note of the progress made by the state government in implementing the Gujarat Clinical Establishments (Registration and…
By Roopesh Jha India’s aviation sector has been on a meteoric rise over the past decade, fuelled by increasing demand for affordable air travel, government initiatives like UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik), a scheme which was launched in October 2016, and the country’s growing economy. However, this growth is largely underpinned by aircraft leasing,…
By Kashish Singla “Media trials are defined as certain regional or national news ‘events’ in which the criminal justice system is co-opted by the media as a source of high drama and entertainment” —K.M Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra [1962 AIR 605] Social media significantly influences public perceptions and social dynamics, revolutionizing information sharing…