Public Interest Litigation

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Corruption in Chhattisgarh Helicopter Purchase: Swaraj Abhiyan vs. Union of India (2018) INSC 112 (13 February 2018)

/ Adarsh Kumar Goel, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Executive Decisions, Judges, Judicial Review, Public Interest Litigation, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Corruption in Chhattisgarh Helicopter Purchase Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 112 Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J., Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a public interest litigation (PIL) be used to settle political scores? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question while dismissing petitions alleging […]

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Supreme Court Modifies Mining Cap in Karnataka: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya vs. State of Karnataka (2017)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection, Intergenerational Equity, Judges, Mineral Policy, Mining Cap, Mining Law, Mining Regulation, Navin Sinha, Public Interest Litigation, Ranjan Gogoi, Reclamation and Rehabilitation Plan, Supreme Court Judgments, Supreme Court of India

LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of mining production caps. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to environmental and mining regulation. Case Name: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 December 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 December 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 1037 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., Abhay Manohar

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Supreme Court Clarifies Beneficiaries in Public Interest Litigation on Slum Relocation: Sudama Singh & Ors. vs. Deepak Mohan Spolia & Ors. (2017) INSC 1038 (12 December 2017)

/ Amitava Roy, Beneficiaries in PIL, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Public Interest Litigation

Date of the Judgment: 12 December 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 1038 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Amitava Roy, J. Can a High Court limit the benefits of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) judgment to only the petitioners, excluding other affected parties named in the petition? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a case concerning

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Supreme Court Orders Demolition of Encroachments on Ramgarh Dam Catchment Area: National Institute of Medical Science University vs. State of Rajasthan (2017)

/ Deepak Gupta, Encroachment, Environmental Law, Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982, Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982 with Section 54, Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982 with Section 72, Judges, Madan B. Lokur, Public Interest Litigation, Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955, Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 with Section 16, Water Resources

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Institute of Medical Science University (NIMS) illegally encroached upon the catchment area of Ramgarh Dam and whether the construction made by NIMS should be demolished. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: National Institute of Medical Science University Rajasthan & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. [Judgment

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