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A PIL on the implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 is pending before the Supreme Court.
“The present petition is filed for the benefit of students studying in Delhi government schools, who are deprived of the playground facility for outdoor sports as provided under Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and its Schedule thereunder.”
The PIL was filed highlighting the inaction of the University Grants Commission (‘UGC’) with respect to Universities/ Institution/ Colleges providing unspecified courses.
The present PIL was filed by the petitioner based on two news reports, had there been some due diligence exercised and research done on the part of the petitioner, it would have been apparent that the issues raised by the petitioner in the instant PIL had already been addressed through relevant statutes, rules and notifications.
Allahabad High Court also directed SIT, already constituted by the State Government to intimate about the action taken on the first information reports lodged by lawyers in respect of the incident, while submitting its interim report.
The petitioner challenged the appointment of the Chief Administrative Officer based on the absence of a notification number and approval details in the 2021 notification.
Calcutta High Court observed that at this stage, the Court we cannot examine the disputed questions and directed the District Magistrate to provide an appropriate reply to the petitioner.
The traffic authorities are the best judges to decide the issue of regulation of traffic in the city and the Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India cannot sit over as an Appellate Authority over the decisions taken by the traffic authorities for regulating the movement of traffic in the city.
Before entertaining a PIL, Court must diligently verify that the petition is genuinely rooted in public interest and not driven by personal vendettas or vested interests
“…if, according to the petitioner, certain sentiments have been affected on account of certain speeches by certain individuals, law provides adequate remedy for redressal of such grievances.”
Calcutta High Court directed that the responsibility of cleaning and maintaining the area be entrusted to Eastern Railway, with the cooperation of officials from the concerned district.
“District Magistrates might join the proceedings virtually, whereas the Secretary, Animal Husbandry and the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the State Animal Welfare Board should personally remain present in Court, to assist the Court.
The present case is a classic example of frivolous and vexatious litigation, where this Court encounters incoherent and confusing stories in the name of facts and absurd reliefs. Filing such cases as the present one is doubtlessly not only frivolous and vexatious, but annoying and such a litigant must be subject to some kind of sanction.
Delhi High Court observed that the decision is not to demonetize Rs. 2000 bank notes but only a direction to the banks to desist from issuing Rs. 2000 denomination notes to its customers and to ensure that no withdrawal of Rs. 2000 denomination notes is allowed from the banks holding currency chest.
Allahabad High Court directed the State to file an affidavit indicating therein the progress towards allotment of funds towards providing basic amenities to women in Police Stations
In the instant PIL where the central issue was regarding illegal mining in Digboi forest, the Court also took note of the fact that the illegal activities are also destroying heritage sites associated with Ahom dynasty.
Allahabad High Court noted that Special Investigation Team has been vigorously and vigilantly conducting the investigation into the FIR and it has also been provided all the requisite paraphernalia needed for appropriate investigation of the crime.
A publicity interest litigation should be nipped in the bud so that valuable time of the Court is saved which can be effectively utilized in reducing huge pendency of cases.
The petitioner is a journalist having specialization in investigative, business, and human-interest news features, has exposed Coal Scam in 2011 and Airport scandal in Delhi, and received various awards from time to time.
The Patna High Court opined that when guidelines for providing toilets and sanitary napkin dispenser facilities for girls in schools were issued, the District Administration or the local bodies could be entrusted with the establishment and maintenance of such facilities in a seamless manner.