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'If Someone Is Named Rahul Gandhi...': Court's 'No' To Ban On Poll Namesakes
Rejecting a request for a ban on namesake candidates in elections, the Supreme Court today said it cannot stop people from contesting polls if they are named after political leaders.
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"Frivolous": Court Rejects Request Against Maharashtra's Decision For Holiday On Jan 22
A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale, which held a special hearing on Sunday for the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by four law students from Maharashtra and Gujarat, noted the petition was "politically motivated, frivolous a
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What Court Said On Plea Against Use Of Bureaucrats, Army For Poll Campaigns
The Delhi High Court sought the Centre's stand on a PIL against the alleged use of public servants and defence personnel to spread "political propaganda" by showcasing the achievements of the government in the last nine years.
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Need To Differentiate Between Freebie And Welfare, Says Supreme Court
All political parties including BJP are in favour of freebies and due to this a judicial attempt has been made to deal with it, said the Supreme Court on Tuesday while deliberating with a Public Interest litigation (PIL).
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Sena Rebels "Instigating Internal Disorder": 7 Citizens File Petition
A public interest litigation or PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday against Eknath Shinde and other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs for causing a "political turmoil" and instigating an internal disorder in the Maharashtra government.
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Plea In Supreme Court To Legally Enforce Parties' Poll Manifesto Promises
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to take steps to regulate poll manifestos and make political parties accountable for promises made therein.
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Top Court Notice To Centre On Plea For Fresh Polls If Most Votes Are NOTA
The Supreme Court today notified the Centre and the Election Commission for replies on a public interest litigation (PIL) on the right to reject candidates in an election and holding of fresh polls if 'none of the above' (NOTA) gets the maximum votes in a constituency. The petition said that the Law Commission had proposed this in 1999. The Supreme...
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Centre's Reply Sought On Plea Over Parties With Religious Connotation
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to file a response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission (EC) to review political parties having names with religious connotation and those using symbols similar to that of the national flag.
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Has PIL Become "Political Interest Litigation", Asks Supreme Court Judge
Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra asked on Saturday whether the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) had acquired a new meaning as the "Political Interest Litigation".
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"Petitions Being Used For Personal, Political Agenda": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the manner in which Public Interest Litigation or PIL was being "brazenly mis-utilised" by people with personal, political and business agenda.
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Delhi High Court To Hear Plea For Cancellation Of CPI(M)'s Registration As A Political Party
A Public Interest Litigation or PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court demanding cancellation of the registration of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as a political party.
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Political Interest Litigation On Sunanda Pushkar, Subramanian Swamy Told
The Delhi High Court today dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar, terming his PIL as a "textbook example of a political interest litigation".
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Against Post-Poll Alliances
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea opposing the practice of political parties forging post-poll alliances to gain power on the ground that electors were kept in the dark about it when they exercise their franchise.
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Supreme Court Ruling on Political Advertisements is Applicable to All States and Union Territories: Centre tells High Court
The Supreme Court's ruling that taxpayers' money cannot be spent to build the image of political leaders, is applicable to all states and Union Territories including Delhi, the Centre told the Delhi High Court today.
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Telangana row: Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea opposing bifurcation
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging Union Cabinet's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out a separate Telangana state.
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'If Someone Is Named Rahul Gandhi...': Court's 'No' To Ban On Poll Namesakes
Rejecting a request for a ban on namesake candidates in elections, the Supreme Court today said it cannot stop people from contesting polls if they are named after political leaders.
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"Frivolous": Court Rejects Request Against Maharashtra's Decision For Holiday On Jan 22
A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale, which held a special hearing on Sunday for the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by four law students from Maharashtra and Gujarat, noted the petition was "politically motivated, frivolous a
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What Court Said On Plea Against Use Of Bureaucrats, Army For Poll Campaigns
The Delhi High Court sought the Centre's stand on a PIL against the alleged use of public servants and defence personnel to spread "political propaganda" by showcasing the achievements of the government in the last nine years.
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Need To Differentiate Between Freebie And Welfare, Says Supreme Court
All political parties including BJP are in favour of freebies and due to this a judicial attempt has been made to deal with it, said the Supreme Court on Tuesday while deliberating with a Public Interest litigation (PIL).
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Sena Rebels "Instigating Internal Disorder": 7 Citizens File Petition
A public interest litigation or PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday against Eknath Shinde and other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs for causing a "political turmoil" and instigating an internal disorder in the Maharashtra government.
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Plea In Supreme Court To Legally Enforce Parties' Poll Manifesto Promises
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to take steps to regulate poll manifestos and make political parties accountable for promises made therein.
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Top Court Notice To Centre On Plea For Fresh Polls If Most Votes Are NOTA
The Supreme Court today notified the Centre and the Election Commission for replies on a public interest litigation (PIL) on the right to reject candidates in an election and holding of fresh polls if 'none of the above' (NOTA) gets the maximum votes in a constituency. The petition said that the Law Commission had proposed this in 1999. The Supreme...
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Centre's Reply Sought On Plea Over Parties With Religious Connotation
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to file a response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission (EC) to review political parties having names with religious connotation and those using symbols similar to that of the national flag.
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Has PIL Become "Political Interest Litigation", Asks Supreme Court Judge
Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra asked on Saturday whether the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) had acquired a new meaning as the "Political Interest Litigation".
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"Petitions Being Used For Personal, Political Agenda": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the manner in which Public Interest Litigation or PIL was being "brazenly mis-utilised" by people with personal, political and business agenda.
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Delhi High Court To Hear Plea For Cancellation Of CPI(M)'s Registration As A Political Party
A Public Interest Litigation or PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court demanding cancellation of the registration of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) as a political party.
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Political Interest Litigation On Sunanda Pushkar, Subramanian Swamy Told
The Delhi High Court today dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar, terming his PIL as a "textbook example of a political interest litigation".
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Against Post-Poll Alliances
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea opposing the practice of political parties forging post-poll alliances to gain power on the ground that electors were kept in the dark about it when they exercise their franchise.
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Supreme Court Ruling on Political Advertisements is Applicable to All States and Union Territories: Centre tells High Court
The Supreme Court's ruling that taxpayers' money cannot be spent to build the image of political leaders, is applicable to all states and Union Territories including Delhi, the Centre told the Delhi High Court today.
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Telangana row: Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea opposing bifurcation
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging Union Cabinet's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to carve out a separate Telangana state.
