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PIL filed in SC seeking directives for centre to move International Court of Justice against China for spreading coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

The petitioner has asked the centre to approach ICJ and seek damages worth $ 600 billion from China for spreading coronavirus

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Supreme Court quashes petition seeking directive to use “Physical Distancing” in place of “Social Distancing”, fines petitioner with Rs 10,000

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2020

Advocate B. Karthik Navayan had petitioned the Supreme to issue directives to the Government to use “Physical Distancing” in place of “Social Distancing”

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Supreme Court expressed displeasure over filing frivolous PILs, says the whole concept has been lost

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2020

In 1986, the then Chief Justice PN Bhagwati introduced PIL to the Indian judicial system. The original intent was to provide access to justice to aggrieved citizens.

Law

Hypocrisy of Prashant Bhushan: Attacks Arnab Goswami for getting special treatment, while receiving the same special treatment himself

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2020

Reportedly, Prashant Bhushan had filed a writ petition on April 30 in the Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by Gujarat police for hurting of religious sentiments.

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Madhya Pradesh: Lawyer files PIL seeking ‘immediate restoration’ of SPG cover for Gandhis, gets fined Rs 25,000

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2019

The Madhya Pradesh HC, rejecting the petition of Advocate Bohre, has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 saying that the petitioner is trying to gain 'cheap publicity'.

Law

PIL industry commands ‘Thou shall not decide against our vested interests’: Will the Lordships finally say ‘thus far and no further’?

Amit Kelkar - 31 October, 2019

The question which remained unanswered so far is, will the Court – as a collective institution – take up this challenge and send a message, loud and clear, “thus far and no further”.

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Supreme Court converts letter against Aarey tree cutting for Mumbai Metro to PIL, forms special bench to hear on 7th October

OpIndia Staff - 6 October, 2019

Supreme Court takes suo moto cognisance of a letter against cutting trees for Mumbai Metro

Law

SC refuses to grant an urgent hearing on a petition filed by infamous ML Sharma challenging the scrapping of Article 370

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2019

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of India refused to grant an urgent hearing on a petition filed by advocate ML Sharma challenging the scrapping of Article 370

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