The Gujarat High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the allotment of gauchar land for the construction of a substation and staff quarters by the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO). The petitioners, who are residents of Village Pariya, District Surat, claimed the allotment of gauchar land would cause prejudice…
The Allahabad High Court has directed 21 petitioners working in Jhansi district to submit a representation to the Principal Secretary of the Basic Education Department within three days regarding the appointment of Academic Resource Person. A Single Bench of Justice Prakash Padia passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Vivek Tiwari and 20…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) raising concerns about the manufacturing, sale, storage, and use of Chinese manjha (string) in Punjab. The petitioner alleged that the use of Chinese manjha posed a danger to public safety and human life. The bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing a petition observed that in areas of contractual disputes, parties have to approach the civil courts or go for arbitration. The writ court would go into it only in exceptional circumstances, when the outstanding payments are admitted by the respondents, enter into the arena and pass a writ of…
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) system under Article 32 of the Constitution. Calling it a very badly drafted petition, the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar remarked that if…
-The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of film Sky Force in a copyright infringement case. The single-judge Bench of Justice Manish Pitale passed the order on a petition filed by animator and creative director Sandeep Gangatkar, alleging similarities with his original work ‘Fire bird’. It furthe rejected the petitioner’s request…
The Supreme Court has referred the matter regarding the powers of courts to modify an arbitral award under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to a five-judge Bench. The order was passed by the three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan. On February 20,…
By Pratha Jain In an unexpected turn, India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) was passed with remarkable speed. Introduced in Parliament, it was passed by both Houses within a week, bypassing debate and committee consideration. Receiving Presidential assent on August 11, 2023, the Act awaits notification in the…
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the installation of transmission lines by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited over some wards of Village Doojod, District Sikar. The petitioners argued that the laying of transmission lines was against public interest, as the survey report did not consider the feasibility…
The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA) has rejected the apology tendered by Advocate General Kamal Trivedi and a group of Senior Advocates to Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal following a heated exchange of words with GHCAA President Brijesh J Trivedi. On January 20, AG Trivedi and several Senior Counsels approached a Bench led by Chief…