Articles tagged with: Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

Bar exam PIL succeeds, BCI to allow 6 mths provisional practice (again)

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PIL wins to allow lawyers practice while waiting for the next AIBE.

Black money PIL: Government ‘dilly-dallies’, won’t do anything, says Divan

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Exclusive: Senior advocate Anil Divan, whose public interest litigation (PIL) with Ram Jethmalani and others over the problem of black money stashed abroad, has slammed the government for equating the problem to mere tax evasion while commenting on the future of the case concerning up to Rs 70 lakh crore ($1.4trn) of wealth that is believed to be parked by Indians in foreign banks and tax havens.

PIL wants 2G licences handed out by Raja cancelled

A group of non-government organisations including the Centre for Public Interest Litigation and a number of public interest litigants have jointly moved the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of telecom licenses and 2G spectrum granted by tainted telecom minister by A Raja during his tenure.

NLSIU Bangalore origin-agnostic reservation challenged in PIL

The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to NLSIU Bangalore and the state government after admitting a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought a reservation of seats in the national law school for students residing in the state, according to newspaper reports.

Cases 2 & 3: Two PILs challenge BCI's power to hold bar exam

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A Chennai advocate and a retired mechanical engineer from Ahmedabad have independently filed two further writ petitions claiming that the Bar Council of India (BCI) is violating the 1961 Advocates Act and India’s constitution by holding an all-India bar exam.

Exclusive: PIL claims MCA discriminates against corp lawyers vis-à-vis accountants in ROC filings

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has sought time to respond to a public interest litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court, which alleges that the Registrar of Companies (ROC) discriminates against lawyers by only allowing chartered accounts, company secretaries or cost accountants to certify electronic submissions to the corporate registrar.

PIL vs mining giants to make Karnataka rich

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Bangalore-High-Court
Exclusive: A Karnataka public interest litigation (PIL) is trying to prevent mining companies Arcelor Mittal and Posco from allegedly profiting unfairly from state concessions, which the PIL alleges would result in a loss of $50bn to the state or the equivalent of Rs 2.4 lakhs per family.

PIL vs mining giants to make Karnataka rich

Bangalore-High-Court
Bangalore-High-Court
Exclusive: A Karnataka public interest litigation (PIL) is trying to prevent mining companies Arcelor Mittal and Posco from allegedly profiting unfairly from state concessions, which the PIL alleges would result in a loss of $50bn to the state or the equivalent of Rs 2.4 lakhs per family.

The lawyer who fought the 377 law and won: Anand Grover

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He was the driving force behind the recent historic judgement that effectively decriminalised homosexuality by ‘reading down’ section 377 last month. But Anand Grover’s battle has been far older than just that case, starting 20 years ago with a series of painful setbacks, death and a growing obsession.