Public interest litigation

No 2-finger test, free education for rape survivors' children: Jharkhand HC issues landmark guidelines

June 09, 2026 7:08 pm

The Jharkhand High Court directed the state to appoint nodal officers to ensure free and compulsory education for children born out of rape incidents till Class 12, and provide scholarships if they got selected in IITs, NITs, AIIMs or IIMs.

‘Personal interest litigation’: Puducherry ‘coolie’ fined Rs 1 lakh for weaponising PIL to block petrol pump

June 09, 2026 10:36 am

The petition before the Madras High Court sought to quash approvals granted for setting up a petrol and diesel retail outlet in Puducherry.

CJI Surya Kant is right. Rule calling for litigation experience for district judge positions will impact women more

March 06, 2026 7:27 pm

We need to be able to balance our goals of ensuring female inclusion in the judiciary with a reasonable process of appointment of district judges

‘Grossly misconceived, utterly frivolous, figment of imagination’: J&K&L High Court junks PIL, says petitioner ‘not completely in his senses’

November 26, 2025 10:45 am

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court found the PIL lacking material and observed the plea “figment of his imagination”.

Petitioner dies, HC converts plea on excess IPS posts in Haryana into PIL

July 16, 2025 8:18 am

Advocate Pardeep Solath, who represented the deceased petitioner, appointed as amicus curiae in the matter

‘Can’t dilute issue or protect wrongdoers’: Bombay HC orders probe into 2012 New Year’s Eve 'party' at Mankhurd children’s home

June 16, 2025 2:53 pm

Ordering the Commissioner for Persons With Disabilities to initiate an inquiry, the Bombay HC directed that its findings be sent to the Maharashtra government which shall take action in three months.

Karnataka High Court hears Ankola landslide PIL; Centre submits status report on rescue op

July 24, 2024 10:26 am

At least seven people were killed and several others are missing after the landslide in Karnataka’s Ankola on July 16.

Justice P N Bhagwati: The man who gave us and ‘nurtured’ the PIL

July 16, 2024 9:19 am

Delhi High Court nixes PIL to stop city school from charging fees for providing AC in classrooms

May 06, 2024 10:42 am

The Delhi High Court said the cost of providing air conditioning services in the school “is no different from the other charges such as lab fee and smart class fee levied”.

'Illegal constructions' in Navi Mumbai: Bombay HC asks petitioner to put responsible persons on notice

September 29, 2022 7:46 pm

The PIL by a law student, Kishor Shetty, claimed that more than 10,000 houses were constructed illegally on plots allotted by City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) in Airoli Turbhe and the Koparkhairane area.