Public Interest Litigation

ONGOING MATTERS

ISSUEOUR WORKCASE NO.CAUSE TITLEFORUMSTATUSNEXT DATE
Right to InformationFiled a PIL to Bring Indian Patent Office in Compliance with RTI ActW.P.(C) 4676/2014Shamnad Basheer v. Union of IndiaHigh Court of DelhiFinal Hearing18.07.2019
Access to Legal EducationFiled a PIL for Revamping the Conduct of Common Law Admission TestW.P.(C) 600/2015Shamnad Basheer v. Union of IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaPending (Motion Hearing)-
Access to Legal EducationIntervened in a Petition Challenging CLAT's Arbitrary Age LimitI.A. in W.P.(C) 1023/2016Rishabh Duggal v. Bar Council of IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaPending (Motion Hearing)09.07.2019 (Tentative)
Disability RightsAssisted in the Filing of a Writ Petition against the Arbitrary Exclusion of Blind Candidates from the Judicial Services ExaminationW.P. 31033 of 2016Arepalli Nagababu v. Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad & Ors.High Court of Judicature at HyderabadPending Admission_
Right to Life Filed a Writ Petition against the Demolition and Forceful Eviction of Slum Dwellers W.P. 21193W/2017Shiv Shankar Ray & Ors. The State of West BengalHigh Court of CalcuttaPending_
Right to Privacy Filed a Writ Petition seeking damages from UIDAI and Union of India for the breach of the right to privacy W.P. (C) 5405/2018Shamnad Basheer v. Unique Identification Authority of India & Ors.High Court of DelhiNotice30.08.2019

CONCLUDED MATTERS

ISSUEOUR WORKCASE NO.CAUSE TITLEFORUMRESULT
TribunalizationFiled a PIL Challenging the Constitutionality of IPABW.P. 1256/2011Shamnad Basheer v. Union of IndiaMadras High CourtAllowed
TribunalizationOpposed Union's Appeal the Order of Madras HC in the IPAB Constitutionality ChallengeSLP (C) 18142/2015Union of India v. Shamnad BasheerSupreme Court of IndiaSLP Dismissed
Access to KnowledgeIntervened in a Suit Filed to Ban on Course-Packs in Schools & CollegesC.S. (OS) 2439/12University of Oxford & Others v. Rameshwari Photocopying Services & OthersDelhi High CourtSuit Dismissed
Access to KnowledgeIntervened in a Suit Filed to Ban on Course-Packs in Schools & CollegesRFA (OS) 84/2016University of Oxford & Others v. Rameshwari Photocopying Services & OthersDelhi High CourtAppeal Dismissed
Access to KnowledgeIntervened in a Suit Filed to Ban on Course-Packs in Schools & CollegesSLP (C) 15141/2017IRRO v. Rameshwari Photocopying Services & OthersSupreme Court of IndiaSLP Dismissed
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