Top Law News PIL seeks action against cow vigilantes, ‘helpline’ August 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to file reply to a public interest litigation seeking preventive action against cow vigilante groups ahead of next month’s Eid ul Adha. City resident Shadaab Patel filed the PIL last month, expressing fear that cow vigilante groups may stir up trouble during Eid. Among other things, […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Eid ul Adha featured Law Legal News PIL seeks action against cow vigilantes
Top Law News 8 GRP cops to be booked for sexual abuse of man August 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today informed the Bombay High Court that eight railway personnel will be booked for alleged sexually abusing a 25-year-old man, who was in their custody on suspicion of robbery, but there was no evidence to show he was murdered by them. The CBI’s counsel Hiten Venegaonkar today told a division bench headed by […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI's counsel Hiten Venegaonkar featured Justice Ranjit More sexual abuse sexual abuse of man
Top Law News Bombay HC raps MHADA for inaction against builder August 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today pulled up the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for not initiating action against a city-based developer, which failed to pay transit rent to the tenants of a building taken up for redevelopment. A division bench of justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav also alluded that the MHADA […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority MHADA Shree Swami Samarth Builders
Top Law News Dahi Handi: SC asks HC to hear plea against age, height cap August 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahead of Janmashtami, the Supreme Court today remanded back to the Bombay High Court a plea of Maharashtra government challenging its order capping the height of the human pyramid and barring participation of minors in the famous ‘Dahi-handi’ festival. A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R Banumathi sent the matter back to the high […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Dahi Handi featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News How could jail officials judge Dutt’s good conduct in two months, HC asks govt July 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government how actor Sanjay Dutt was granted parole and furlough in quick succession and within two months of surrendering to serve his five-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. The high court also sought to know how is the good conduct and behaviour of a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government Sanjay Dutt
Top Law News Manju Shette case: Six women jail staffers seek bail July 26, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after the police informed the Bombay High Court that Byculla jail inmate Manju Shette died after falling in the toilet, six jail officials arrested on charge of her murder today moved bail application in the sessions court. In the bail application filed through their lawyer Pankaj Bafna, the arrested officials contended that they […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Manju Shette case Six women jail staffers seek bail
Top Law News ‘How is Dahi Handi an adventure sport?’ July 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to clarify the grounds for classifying ‘Dahi Handi’ as an adventure sport in 2015 and permitting minors to participate in the festival. A division bench of Justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav raised the query while hearing a petition seeking contempt action against BJP leader […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Dahi Handi featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News Don’t just install VC facility, maintain it too: Bombay HC to govt July 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to not only install video conferencing facilities between courts and prisons but also maintain them for use in case of need. A bench of justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav gave the direction while hearing a plea by an Aurangabad arms haul case accused Shaikh […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court failure to complete the process of installing video conference facility in all courts featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government
Top Law News State gets Bombay HC rap for failing to initiate women safety steps July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today rebuked the Maharashtra government for its “lackadaisical attitude” on initiating permanent measures for women’s safety in the state. A division bench of justices R M Savant and Sadhana Jadhav castigated the government while examining suo moto (on its own) the issue of safety of the women in the state. “On […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government women safety
Top Law News Bombay HC asks govt to consider public interest in deciding cab fares June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government should keep in mind the larger “public interest” before taking any final decision on fare fixations of cabs, the Bombay High Court has said. The court also observed that the services provided by Uber were “fantastic”. A division bench of Justices R M Sawant and Sadhana Jadhav was hearing petitions filed by […] Read more » Bombay High Court cab fares Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Bombay HC raps Maha govt for failing to improve condition of jails June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today ticked off the Maharashtra government for its failure in taking any concrete step to implement its earlier order to improve the conditions of jails in the state. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Vibha Kankanwadi had in March this year given a slew of directions to the […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured improve condition of jails Law Legal News Maharashtra government
High Profile Cases Keeping check on pvt nursing homes violating norms:Maha to Bombay HC June 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today assured the Bombay High Court that it was taking adequate steps to keep a check on private nursing homes and hospitals being operated without proper licenses across the state. The government made this submission in its affidavit, filed today in response to a public interest lawsuit filed by Pune resident Atul […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Keeping check on pvt nursing homes violating norms Law Legal News Maharashtra
