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  Himachal CM caught in a web of legal cases

  Politics | March 23, 2014 17:45 IST

  Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who is at the helm for a record sixth innings, finds himself enmeshed in legal wrangles in at least four cases in barely three months.Most of the cases

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  PIL filed to provide symbol on EVM's to vote NOTA

  India | March 19, 2014 8:49 IST

  Chennai: The Election Commission yesterday sought time in the Madras High court to reply on a PIL seeking a direction to ECI to develop a symbol to denote NOTA option on the voting machine as

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  SC to hear PIL for fast supply of defence equipment

  India | March 15, 2014 7:19 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on friday said that it will March 28 hear a PIL seeking directions to the government to expeditiously make available to defence sources equipments and spares as and when sought

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  SC notice to Centre, EC on PIL against candidates contesting two seats

  India | March 14, 2014 19:48 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response from Centre and Election Commission on a PIL seeking to declare as “null and void” the nomination papers of any candidate contesting election from more than one

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  Plots to HC judges, lawmakers: SC refuses to hear PIL

  India | February 21, 2014 17:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL seeking cancellation of allotment of plots, allegedly in arbitrary and discriminatory manner, to judges of high courts of Odisha and Gujarat, by brushing aside

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  PIL on disqualification of MPs who wrote against visa to Modi

  Politics | January 28, 2014 23:05 IST

  Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking directions for disqualification of all MPs who had allegedly shot off letters to the US President requesting him not to grant visa to

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  Court notices to Centre, GAIL, Gujarat firm on natural gas PIL

  India | January 24, 2014 8:20 IST

  Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court yesterday issued notices to the Centre and others on a PIL seeking parity in prices of natural gas supplied to cities in South Gujarat.The notices were also issued to Gas

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  Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL against ongoing agitation by Kejriwal

  India | January 21, 2014 14:01 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti for resorting to “agitation and street fight” for removal of some

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  Calling judges lord, lordship, your honour not mandatory: SC

  India | January 06, 2014 21:12 IST

  New Delhi: Judges should be addressed in courts in a respectful and dignified manner and it is not compulsory to call them “my lord”, “your lordship” or “your honour”, the Supreme Court today said.“When did

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  Supreme Court dismissed PIL to stay proceedings against Justice Ganguly

  India | January 06, 2014 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking its direction to stay all proceedings against its former judge A K Ganguly, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment.A bench of Chief

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  PIL seeks guidelines for ensuring safety of women in courts

  India | December 07, 2013 10:55 IST

  Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government, the court Registrar General and the state Bar council on a PIL on ensuring safe working environment for women in the precincts of courts

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  Mental hospitals: SC takes note of non-filing of replies to PIL

  India | December 02, 2013 19:22 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today took strong note of some states failing to reply to a PIL seeking improvement of conditions of mental hospitals in the country by providing adequate financial resources and increasing

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  Madras HC orders issue of notices to Centre on PIL

  India | December 01, 2013 7:44 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered issue of notices to the Centre on a PIL seeking direction to enact a legislation similar to the Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, to protect the rights and

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  Mumbai HC issues notice to govt on PIL alleging scam at cattle camps

  India | November 23, 2013 7:37 IST

  Mumbai : The Bombay High Court yesterday issued notices to Maharashtra government, Collector of Solapur and police on a PIL about alleged irregularities at cattle camps in drought-prone Sangola tehsil of the district and elsewhere. 

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  Narendra Modi's marital status: SC refuses to entertain PIL

  Politics | November 22, 2013 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: In a big relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL accusing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of filing incomplete details by leaving blank the

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  Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL against Narendra Modi

  India | November 22, 2013 13:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL accusing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of filing incomplete details by leaving blank the column meant for specifying marital status in the 2012 assembly

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  Bharat Ratna to Sachin speaks of laxity: PIL

  India | November 21, 2013 18:13 IST

  Lucknow: A petition challenging the awarding of Bharat Ratna to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was filed in the Allahabad High Court today.The PIL, filed before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court by IPS officer

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  SC notice to Centre, RBI, SEBI on PIL on regulating chitfunds

  India | November 19, 2013 14:03 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre, RBI and SEBI seeking their response on a PIL for putting in place a proper mechanism to regulate functioning of chit funds in the

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  PIL against ministry's advisory to news channels

  India | November 15, 2013 12:40 IST

  Lucknow: A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash the information and broadcasting ministry's "advisory" that threatened TV news channels with cancellation of their licences for comparing the prime minister

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  Courts can't order recovery after quashing appointment: SC

  India | November 04, 2013 20:53 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot order recovery of the amount of an employee while quashing the appointment as the denial of pay for the service rendered would amount to “impermissible”