Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label law. Show all posts

Friday, 24 April 2015

The Mysterious Case of the Beaut Damsel

In May 2008, 14-year-old Arushi and her family's 45-year-old servant, Hemraj, were found murdered in mysterious circumstances. In November 2013, a court held her parents responsible for the murders and sentenced them to life in prison. 

Like many others, I closely followed news reports about the case. So, when the court passed the sentence and published the judgement (pdf) online, I thought I'd take a look at it. 

And this is what I found.

Sunday, 20 November 2011

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) vs Public Interest Petition (PIP)

  • Actor Imran Khan has taken on the state government for raising the drinking age to 25. The actor plans to file a public interest litigation against the new regulation.(Times of India)
  • The city-based NGO Aapla Parisar will file a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding