Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on Aravana Prasadam: Travancore Devaswom Board vs. Ayyappa Spices (2024) INSC 183 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a public interest litigation (PIL) should be entertained when filed by a party with a vested interest in a tender process, and whether a religious board preparing and distributing prasadam qualifies as a “food […]
Supreme Court Allows Felling of Trees for Mumbai Metro Project, Imposes Fine: In Re: Felling of Trees in Aarey Forest (Maharashtra) (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) could fell more trees than initially permitted by the Supreme Court for the Mumbai Metro Line-3 project. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case
Supreme Court Allows Felling of 177 Trees for Mumbai Metro Project Despite Initial Order LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) could fell more trees than initially permitted by the Supreme Court for the Metro Car Shed Land at Aarey Colony. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: In Re: Felling of
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Supreme Court quashes land acquisition for Vedanta University: Anil Agarwal Foundation loses appeal (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 12, 2023 Citation: Not Available Judges: M.R. Shah, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a private company, masquerading as a public entity, acquire vast tracts of agricultural land for a project that doesn’t yet exist? The Supreme
Supreme Court Directs States to Adopt Guidelines to Prevent Unnecessary Hysterectomies (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Prevention of unnecessary hysterectomies and protection of women’s health rights. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation concerning healthcare and women’s rights. Case Name: Dr. Narendra Gupta v. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: April 05, 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Orders Release of ₹5000 Crores for Sahara Depositors (2023) Date of the Judgment: 29 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 3202 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can thousands of small depositors get back their hard-earned money stuck in a long-standing financial dispute? The Supreme Court of India addressed this pressing issue
Supreme Court Orders Disbursement of ₹5000 Crores from Sahara-SEBI Refund Account to Sahara Cooperative Depositors LEGAL ISSUE: Disbursement of funds from the Sahara-SEBI Refund Account to legitimate depositors of Sahara Group Cooperative Societies. CASE TYPE: Cooperative Law, Public Interest Litigation. Case Name: Pinak Pani Mohanty vs. Union of India and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 29 March
Supreme Court Dismisses PILs Against Jharkhand Chief Minister for Lack of Merit and Procedural Violations Date of the Judgment: 07 November 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 546 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI, S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) be entertained if the petitioner has not disclosed all relevant facts
Supreme Court Upholds Construction near Shree Jagannath Temple: Arhendu Kumar Das vs. State of Odisha (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of construction activities within prohibited areas of ancient monuments. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Heritage Law Case Name: Arhendu Kumar Das vs. The State of Odisha and Ors. [Judgment Date]: June 3, 2022 Date of the
Supreme Court Restores Challenge to Gandhi Ashram Redevelopment Plan LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Gujarat High Court was correct in dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the redevelopment of the Gandhi Ashram based on the State’s undertaking, without a full hearing. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Tushar Arun Gandhi vs. State
Supreme Court Sets Deadline for COVID-19 Ex-Gratia Claims and Orders Sample Scrutiny LEGAL ISSUE: Setting a deadline for ex-gratia claims and ordering scrutiny of claims related to COVID-19 deaths. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation/Disaster Management Case Name: Gaurav Kumar Bansal vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 24 March 2022 Introduction Date of the
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Supreme Court clarifies PIL procedure in Suresh Srivastava vs. Sundeep Bhutoria (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party to a dispute can be appointed as an amicus curiae in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) arising from the same dispute. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Suresh Srivastava & Ors. vs. Sundeep Bhutoria Judgment Date: March
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