Court detains PIL petitioner in custody, slaps fine to release

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 00:15

Filing a frivolous PIL against the National Food Security Act (NFSA) landed an 80-year-old petitioner in trouble on Saturday when Rajasthan High Court directed him to be detained for the day and released him only after imposition of a cost of Rs 10,000.

SC upholds U K Sinha's appointment as SEBI chief

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 12:42

The PIL was filed by one Arun Kumar Aggarwal on whose case the apex court had on September 26, last year issued notice to the Centre and SEBI.

Submit inquiry report on a PIL alleging atrocities: HC to cops

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 23:19

Gujarat High Court asked police to submit inquiry report on PIL filed by Islamic Relief Committee of Gujarat alleging atrocities on Muslims by police at Sansrod village in Karjan of Vadodara district.

PIL seeks CID probe into allotment of plots to MLAs

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 19:06

A public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court has sought a CID probe into allegedly fraudulent allotment of six plots of land, reserved for police personnel, to legislators and bureaucrats.

SC agrees to hear PIL to monitor ASI`s excavation for Unnao gold

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 11:59

The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a PIL seeking court monitoring of the digging being undertaken by the rchaeological Survey of India for gold in Daundia Khera village in UP`s Unnao district.

MP scribe dies after consuming poison, Cong seeks CBI probe

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 18:52

Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh today demanded a CBI probe into the death of a local journalist who committed suicide after allegedly being threatened by certain officials against whom he had filed a PIL in the High Court for forging caste certificates.

Court seeks government response on PIL against Kejriwal

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 20:16

The Delhi High Court Friday directed the central government to file its reply on a PIL seeking registration of a criminal case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly receiving foreign funds in violation of the law.

Delhi HC seeks status report on PIL to regulate placement agencies

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 19:37

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the city government and the police to file a status report within 10 days on a plea to regulate placement agencies in the city.

Swamy moves HC, seeks order on AirAsia operations

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 19:54

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking an order restraining the Centre from granting any approval to AirAsia for its operations in India.

PIL filed against Lalu`s durbar, jail comforts

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 12:43

Jailed former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad is holding a durbar and is meeting a number of visitors, when he is not resting, in a jail cottage that has a separate bathroom, alleges a PIL filed in the Jharkhand High Court.

PIL in SC to ban caste and religion-based political rallies

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 20:15

A PIL was filed in SC seeking directions to the Centre to ban religious and caste-based rallies of political parties.

SC issues notice over enforcing Disaster Management Act

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 20:26

The Supreme Court issued notice to the central government, disaster relief agencies, the meteorological department and some states on a PIL seeking implementation of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 in "letter and spirit".