Public Interest Litigation

The Madhya Pradesh High ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a PIL filed with the prayer to register an FIR against private respondents. The PIL was filed by Radha Sahu with the prayer to register an FIR for offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471/34 of IPC...

The PIL in Allahabad High Court further seeks the immediate suspension of the District Magistrate and Special Superintendent of Police, Prayagraj. The letter petition has been filed through lawyer Sunil Choudhary in person.

Gauhati High Court division bench heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Jahir Uddin Laskar and Afjal Hussain Tapadar alleging various allegations of financial irregularities and misappropriation against certain functionaries.

The Gauhati High Court on September 14 directed the state authorities to apprise the Court of the action taken towards eviction as per the plan of action submitted before the High Court for clearance of encroached land in Lumding Reserve Forest.

The Uttarakhand High Cou...

A PIL filed in 2013 related to non-availability of adequate facilities at primary health centre in Rewa, MP was disposed of by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, directing the petitioner to file a fresh plea to the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Rewa, who will decide it within two months

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a PIL while observing that the petitioner has filed the PIL without any research and without disclosing the fact that there is a state enactment on the subject matter.

The Uttarakhand High Court recently disposed of a PIL alleging irregularities committed by the agency in the construction of the new pipeline under the Jal Jeewan Mission scheme.

Madras High Court Audikesavalu while hearing a PIL filed by Rangarajan Narsimhan dismissed a PIL seeking directions to be issued to the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the 'Annai Tamil Archanai' scheme that allows devotees to opt for the chanting of hymns by priests in Tamil instead of in Sanskrit.