PIL
Coverage of PIL in the Nexus archive.
- Karnataka High Court notice to State on plea to declare Mullayyanagiri Hills areas ‘conservation reserve’
The Karnataka High Court issued a notice to the State government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking to declare the Mullayyanagiri Hills in Chikkamagaluru district as a 'conservation reserve' under Section 36A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
- CJP protest: Delhi HC refuses urgent listing of PIL on violent police crackdown
The Delhi High Court refused to list a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on a violent police crackdown during a CJP protest for urgent hearing, stating the matter would be addressed the following day.
- ‘There was no need for Govt. intervention’: Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali on Delhi HC refusing interim relief on hospital transfer
Delhi High Court refused interim relief on a hospital transfer case. Gitanjali Angmo stated the PIL was 'wrongly interpreted' and mentioned filing another petition on July 20.
- SDPI alleges Kerala government is complicit in Waqf Board restrictions
SDPI accused the Kerala government of betraying minority interests by supporting a PIL that led the High Court to impose operational restrictions on the State Waqf Board.
- PIL challenges renewal of bar licences, seeks CBI probe
A PIL challenges the renewal of bar licenses and demands a CBI probe. The petition seeks an investigation into the process of license renewals for the legal profession.
- Kerala HC dismisses PIL challenging free travel for women, transgender persons in KSRTC ordinary buses
The Kerala High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the free travel scheme for women and transgender persons in KSRTC ordinary buses, stating there was no evidence in the plea to prove the government order was illegal.
- PIL challenging free travel for women in KSRTC ordinary buses: High Court reserves matter for orders
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is challenging the free travel scheme for women in Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) ordinary buses. The High Court has reserved the matter for orders, and the petitioner argued no study was conducted before implementing the scheme.
- Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL challenging allotment of vet varsity land for quarters for judges
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the allocation of veterinary university land for constructing quarters for judges. The decision upholds the allotment of the land for the specified judicial housing purpose.