Delhi High Court Rejects PIL for Establishing Sanatan Dharma Protection Body

27 Nov 2024

The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that requested the establishment of a religious body, akin to a "Sanatan Dharm Raksha Board," to safeguard Sanatan Dharma and its culture. The bench, led by Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, stated that the...

Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Against Dalai Lama Over Child Kiss Controversy

09 Jul 2024

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought action against Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The PIL was filed in response to a viral video from April 2023 showing Dalai...

Delhi High Court : Parents Will Now Bear Bill for School ACs

06 May 2024

The Delhi High Court recently ruled that parents must bear the cost of air conditioning in schools, considering it a facility for students akin to other fees such as laboratory charges. This decision was handed down by the division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh...

Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking to change boundaries of UP, Punjab and Haryana

29 Feb 2024

The Delhi High Court rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) petition on Thursday that called for changing the boundaries of several North Indian states, including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. The petition also sought to relocate the capitals of Haryana and Punjab, as well as their High Courts. Justices Manmohan...

Delhi HC requests Centre, Delhi govt to decide on linking properties to Aadhaar

21 Dec 2023

In a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to link Aadhaar with property documents, the Delhi High Court on Thursday requested that the Center, the Delhi government, and the relevant authorities make a decision. The BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay filed a plea seeking a directive to link citizens' movable and...

PIL in SC seeks judicial investigation into Parliament security breach

18 Dec 2023

A lawyer has petitioned the Supreme Court to conduct an unbiased, independent investigation into the security breach in the lower house of Parliament, overseen by a retired Supreme Court judge. Two intruders broke into the Lok Sabha chamber during Zero Hour on December 13, the 22nd anniversary of the Parliament...

Bihar bridge collapse: PIL in the Patna High Court asking an impartial investigation

06 Jun 2023

An impartial investigation into the Sunday collapse of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur has been requested in a PIL that was filed with the Patna High Court. The petitioner, Manibhushan Pratap Sengar, in his writ petition, sought an independent probe instead of a departmental inquiry and action against SP...

SC rejects PIL for President’s New Parliament inauguration

26 May 2023

On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected a PIL that asked for an order mandating that President Droupadi Murmu inaugurate the new Parliament building on May 28. Jaya Sukin sought to have his PIL withdrawn because a vacation bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha was unwilling to hear his...

Petition filed in Delhi HC to abolish screening process for nursery admission

01 May 2023

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to expedite the process of finalization of the Delhi School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2015, so far as it relates to the prohibition of screening procedure in the matter of admission of tiny tots at pre-primary level...

Delhi HC asks Centre to reply on PIL to link assets with Aadhaar

17 Apr 2023

On Monday, the Delhi High Court requested statements from many Central Government ministries that had just been added to the case as respondents in a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to connect Aadhaar to property records. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Ministry...