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Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking a direction to conduct a “Special Audit” of all the financial affairs of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and Guru Harkrishan Public School (New Delhi) Society

The DSG Management Committee and the GHPS Society are formed and governed by the DSG Act, a central piece of legislation, which has no provision for conducting an audit by the CAG.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL filed praying for an amendment in Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 to allow visit of the legal counsel to their clients in Delhi prisons more than twice a week

In matters of policy, the Courts do not substitute their own conclusion with the one arrived at by the Government merely because another view is possible.

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Bombay High Court directs State police to stop conducting mock drills depicting persons of Muslim religion as terrorists

Bombay High Court: In a PIL filed by the petitioner who is a social activist highlighted the issue of conduct of mock

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court conditionally allows Purse Seine Fishing beyond territorial waters of Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court considered subsequent development since 1994 as well as the Central Government’s stand while passing the instant order allowing Purse Siene Fishing, keeping the previous decisions of the Court open for deeper consideration.

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Madras High Court directs authorities to impose strict laws on consumption and distribution of alcohol and to curtail accessibility of alcohol, especially to younger generation

Statutory warnings are intended to instill a sense of fear, but they have had very little effect on human attitudes and behaviour towards alcohol consumption. It is also a sorry state of affairs that persons under 21 years, who are specifically prohibited from drinking alcohol, are in fact addicted to it. Therefore, it is incumbent on the State Government to reduce alcohol dependence and addiction as a public health measure by restricting and effectively regulating its sale and consumption.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court issues show cause notice to Deputy Commissioner, Solid Waste Management Department and advocate seeking designated place within High Court to feed stray dogs

The High Court issued a contempt notice against an Advocate and a civic official, who acted on her request, after observing that a lawyer’s letter asking for a designated area within the Bombay High Court premises in Nagpur to feed dogs was for “publicity”.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court| Not duty of constitutional courts but civic bodies to regulate public movement and their choice of urinating, spitting and littering on walls having sacred images

Delhi High Court: In a PIL filed seeking a prohibition of affixing photographs of gods/goddesses on walls to prevent public

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Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL against ‘Koffee with Karan’, filed with the object “to gain publicity”

The PIL had alleged that the talk show “Koffee with Karan”, hosted by Karan Johar, was promoting racism, sexuality and obscenity through words or visible representation.

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court| Lives of citizens is risked by the failure of State machinery on failure to implement Liquor ban Requests CJ to take cognizance of the issue in larger public interest

Patna high Court: In a case relating to rising trend of manufacturing and smuggling of liquor in the dry State,

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Calcutta High Court | Only Green Crackers with QR code to be bursted on Diwali in the State of West Bengal

“We hope and trust that the festival of lights does not become a cause for concern where the demon of pollution poisons our air and leads to irreparable damage to the health of the population at large.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court| Court can neither direct Central Government to make amendments in Wildlife Act, 1972 to include exotic species nor can direct to change classification of such bailable offence to non-bailable offence

Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation seeking issuance of show cause to the respondents as to why a writ of

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court| 28-year-old woman to get Rs. 2.5 lakh compensation in custodial torture case

Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation concerning custodial torture on a 28-year-old woman in the police lockup, the division bench

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‘Spare religious trusts in the matter of distributing public largesse’; Bombay High Court directs constitution of new Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Management Committee

God is not the fiefdom of ruling party

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court directs the Chancellor, Universities of Bihar to consider and decide issues pertaining to illegal appointments of Vice-Chancellors

Patna High Court: In a writ petition filed for the quashing of the illegal appointments of Vice-Chancellors, Pro Vice Chancellors and other

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court took suo motu cognizance of a major fire incident at a hotel in Lucknow; observes that thousands of establishments are allowed to flout the building and fire safety rules by the relevant authorities

Allahabad High Court: In a case relating to the fire incident on 05.09.2022 at a well-known hotel, namely, Levana Suites, where four

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati High Court expresses displeasure by traffic police behaviour on duty; directs State authorities to impart training to police personnel and make them more citizen centric

Gauhati High Court:In a case relating to suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the police atrocities, which took place at Paltan

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC’s unanimous verdict on test of Public Interest Standing paves way for access to justice

Canada Supreme Court: A full bench comprising, Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, and Jamal JJ unanimously upheld