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  Supreme Court declines PIL seeking nationwide menstrual leave policy: Here's what the top court said

  India | March 13, 2026 12:47 IST

  The Supreme Court of India declined a PIL seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, warning that a mandatory law could hurt women's job prospects and reinforce gender stereotypes. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Shailendra Mani Tripathi.

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  'Jao jakar sweater becho': SC junks AI-drafted PIL of Ludhiana cloth trader

  Trending | March 11, 2026 12:01 IST

  The bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R Mahadevan, became suspicious when Rajnish Sidhu, a hosiery trader with a Class 12 education, stood up to argue his plea regarding the PM CARES Fund.

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  PIL in Delhi High Court seeks removal of Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhatt's graves from Tihar jail

  Delhi | September 21, 2025 23:32 IST

  A PIL in the Delhi High Court seeks the removal or secret relocation of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt’'s graves from Tihar Jail, arguing they risk becoming sites of extremist glorification.

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  Jamiat's Tamil Nadu unit moves Madras HC to ban 'Udaipur Files' on Mahmood Madani's instructions

  India | July 09, 2025 19:29 IST

  The petition has been filed by Haji Hasan Ahmed, general secretary of Jamiat Ulama Tamil Nadu. The petitioner has raised grave concerns regarding the film's potential to disrupt communal harmony.

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  Is Rahul Gandhi also British citizen? HC seeks reply from Home Ministry, next hearing on Dec 19

  India | November 26, 2024 19:08 IST

  The PIL filed by petitioner S Vignesh Shishir was last heard by the Allahabad High Court on October 24 and the matter is under investigation by the CBI. Shishir in his plea claimed that Gandhi also holds British citizenship.

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  EVMs are fine when you win, tampered when you lose: SC dismisses plea for ballot paper voting

  India | November 26, 2024 16:52 IST

  The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking a return to ballot paper voting, citing inconsistency in EVM tampering claims and emphasising its impracticality.

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  SC junks PIL seeking ban on WhatsApp | Here's why petitioner wants action against messaging app

  India | November 14, 2024 16:38 IST

  The petitioner claimed that the messaging app - WhatsApp - had refused to comply with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

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  Supreme Court dismisses PIL for regulatory board over OTT platforms

  India | October 18, 2024 12:54 IST

  The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a PIL seeking a regulatory board for OTT platforms, citing concerns about potential violations of fundamental rights and the portrayal of historical events in media.

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  High Court seeks Centre, Delhi govt response after PIL cites illegal hike in concert ticket prices

  India | October 09, 2024 22:18 IST

  A bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notices to the Union ministries of Electronics and Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Finance and Delhi government's Department of Trade and Taxes on the petition.

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  'Not a coffee shop': CJI Chandrachud reprimands lawyer for saying 'yeah' inside Supreme Court

  India | September 30, 2024 15:24 IST

  The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court was hearing a PIL which included former CJI Ranjan Gogoi as respondent. The court also schooled the lawyer for mentioning the judge as a respondent and filing PIL when he should have filed a curative petition.

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  PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking SIT probe into Tirupati laddu controversy

  India | September 22, 2024 15:39 IST

  A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an SIT probe into allegations of animal fat being used in Tirupati laddus, sparking a major controversy involving religious sentiments and political accusations.

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  Hathras stampede: Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking probe, asks petitioner to move HC

  India | July 12, 2024 11:59 IST

  Hathras stampede: A separate judicial commission headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Brijesh Kumar Shrivastava, and retired IPS Hemant Rao were also probing the Hathras stampede case.

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  Gujarat HC rebukes state govt over unpaid compensation to families of deceased manual scavengers

  Gujarat | January 03, 2024 18:32 IST

  The families of 26 manhole workers were yet to receive compensation, as noted in the plea filed in April 2023. Despite the 2013 Act's prohibition, local authorities continued to engage people for hazardous cleaning, leading to multiple deaths.

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  'Swearing-in of Diya Kumari, Prem Chand Bairwa as deputy CMs is unconstitutional': PIL filed in HC

  Rajasthan | December 17, 2023 7:36 IST

  Earlier on Friday, Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath to Bhajan Lal Sharma, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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  Supreme Court adjourns hearing of PIL challenging Rahul Gandhi's restoration as Lok Sabha member

  India | December 04, 2023 18:41 IST

  Rahul Gandhi LS membership: The plea submitted that once a member of Parliament or a state legislature loses his office by operation of Law in Article 102, 191 of the Constitution read with section 8 (3) of the Representation of People Act 1951, he will continue to be disqualified.

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  "Taj Mahal not built by King Shahjahan": PIL in Delhi High Court demands correction of history books

  Uttar Pradesh | November 04, 2023 13:04 IST

  Taj Mahal history: Ustad Ahmad Lahori has been cited as the architect of the Taj Mahal. However, the study undertaken by the Petitioner establishes that the evidence supporting the identification of Ustad Ahamd Lahori as the architect of the Taj Mahal is only circumstantial.

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  Delhi HC likely to pass order on PIL against withdrawal of Rs 2,000 banknotes tomorrow

  India | July 02, 2023 17:58 IST

  Petitioner Rajneesh Bhaskar Gupta has contended that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has no power to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation and only the Centre could have taken a decision in this regard.

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  Odisha train accident: PIL filed in Supreme Court seeks probe by SC Judge-led expert panel

  India | June 04, 2023 13:32 IST

  Odisha: Over 1,000 people have been injured in the Balasore train accident, which involved two passenger trains and a goods carriage. To date, 288 people have died in the incident.

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  New Parliament building row: SC rejects PIL seeking direction on inauguration by President Murmu

  India | May 26, 2023 14:58 IST

  Amid row over the new parliament building, the Supreme Court rejected the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over the inauguration of the facility scheduled to take place on May 28.

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  Supreme Court to hear PIL for framing 'menstrual leaves' rule on February 24

  India | February 15, 2023 13:19 IST

  Supreme Court on menstrual leaves: According to the petition, the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, makes provisions for almost all the problems faced by women related to maternity in their true spirit.