Advocate Satish Mishra

As per order dated 26.7.2013 passed by Hon'ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana issued directions in CWP no. 15989 of 2013 and in accordance with 'Maintainability of Public Interest Litigation Rules 2010 ' . As per clause 6 of the rules, it is mentioned that'ordinarily, the PIL may be entertained on any subject of vital public importance only.  To peruse the paper book completely, here is the link To have a better look of the entire Rules and Procedures of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, you can read the entire volumes here. For your ready reference the rules are reproduced here: Vol. V. 1 Ch. 1-A(c) [89]MAINTAINBILITY OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION RULES, 2010  1.(i) These Rules shall be called as MAINTAINBILITY OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION RULES, 2010. (ii) These Rules shall come into force with effect from the date of approval by the Full Court.  2. No Public Interest Litigation shall be entertained by the Registry unless the petitioner(s) has spe...

Basic concept of 'Replication' and 'rejoinder' 'Replication' and 'rejoinder' have well defined meanings. Replication is a pleading by plaintiff in answer to defendant's plea. 'Rejoinder' is a second pleading by defendant in answer to plaintiff's reply i.e. replication. (2) To reach the avowed goal of expeditious disposal, all interlocutory applications are supposed to be disposed of soon on their filing. A delivery of copy or the I.A. to the counsel for opposite party is a notice of application. Reply, if any, may be filed in between, if the time gap was reasonable enough enabling reply being filed . (3) I.As. which do not involve adjudication of substantive rights of parties and/or which do not require investigation or inquiry into facts are not supposed to be contested by filing written reply and certainly not by filing replication. (4) A replication to written statement is not to be filed nor permitted to be filed ordinarily, much les...

Basic concept of 'Replication' and 'rejoinder' 'Replication' and 'rejoinder' have well defined meanings. Replication is a pleading by plaintiff in answer to defendant's plea. 'Rejoinder' is a second pleading by defendant in answer to plaintiff's reply i.e. replication. (2) To reach the avowed goal of expeditious disposal, all interlocutory applications are supposed to be disposed of soon on their filing. A delivery of copy or the I.A. to the counsel for opposite party is a notice of application. Reply, if any, may be filed in between, if the time gap was reasonable enough enabling reply being filed . (3) I.As. which do not involve adjudication of substantive rights of parties and/or which do not require investigation or inquiry into facts are not supposed to be contested by filing written reply and certainly not by filing replication. (4) A replication to written statement is not to be filed nor permitted to be filed ordinarily, much les...