Articles tagged with: Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL)

DJS exam: SC makes amazing common sense guidelines on how to avoid future DJS debacles

The Supreme Court has today issued guidelines to the Delhi high court on how to conduct future Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) exams, following a rejoinder petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) represented by Prashant Bhushan and co-petitioner and DJS candidate Sonal Gupta, represented by Sanjay Hegde, who both appeared pro bono in the case.

Centre for Public Interest Litigation must verify credibility of its PILs before approaching SC: CJI Thakur bench

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), that raises many public interest matters before the apex court and Delhi high court, to create a mechanism that inspires confidence that the suits filed by it were really in public interest centric and not a proxy f...

SC admits writ against controversial 2014 Delhi judiciary exam by CPIL, Prashant Bhushan [READ PETITION]

The 2014 Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) exam’s controversial results were not stayed, but may be probed after the Supreme Court’s order in a writ today. The DJS will hold its interviews for selection of judges in Delhi on Thursday, as per schedule.

NJAC: Mukul Rohatgi bats for death of collegium before SC packed with seniors (+ ML Sharma)

The central government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government could not be restrained from notifying the constitutional amendment and the law for replacing the existing collegium system by NJAC for the appointment of judges to the apex court and the High Courts. “I am rigorously conte...

Centre for PIL top lawyers brave SC order, decide to guard whistleblower's identity

The NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), represented by advocate Prashant Bhushan, today declined to name the whistleblower who disclosed the alleged interference by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha in the 2G investigation and prosecution after meeting the acc...