Top Law News HC: civic body to form policy on Bandra fair June 30, 2012 / June 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Putting to rest controversy over the arrangements being made by the Municipal Commissioner of Greater Mumbai on the occasion of “Bandra Fair”, being held for the last more than 100 years, the Bombay High Court has asked him to formulate the draft policy for the September event and display the same on the civic body’s […] Read more » 100 year old Bandra fair Bandra fair BMC Bombay High Court Bombay High Court ruling on Bandra fair Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Nitin Jamdar civic body policies on Bandra fair Commissioner of Greater Mumbai controversy regarding Bandra fair
Top Law News Bombay High Court to BMC: Explain policy on ‘sweepers’ recruitment June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today asked Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to explain its policy on recruitment of sweepers, and state whether it was following the government’s decision to give preference to the children of deceased workers. Hearing a petition filed by 32 persons, who claim to be children of sweepers, the Bombay High Court division […] Read more » BMC Bombay HC Bombay High Court Bombay High Court on sweepers issue Bombay High Court to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation policy on recruitment of sweepers
Top Law News SC:’Land acquisition illegal if owners are not intimated’ June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC:’Land acquisition illegal if owners are not intimated’ Land acquisition proceedings will become illegal if government fails to observe the mandatory requirement of issuing public notices to the affected parties, the SC has held, quashing Maharashtra government’s acquisition of a piece of land for a defence unit. A SC bench of justices H L Dattu and A R Dave said that besides notifying […] Read more » Bombay High Court H L Dattu and A R Dave illegality of land education SC Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act Supreme Court
Top Law News HC: Police to file FIR against cop threatening publisher June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice A R Joshi directed police to register an FIR against senior police inspector of MIDC police station, if not already done so while hearing a petition filed by Vijay Chandwadkar, publisher of ‘Mumbai Lakshadeep’ newspaper. “The written complaint on February 7, 2012, sent by petitioner, prima facie, discloses commission […] Read more » arbitrary action of police Bombay High Court cop threatening publisher court decision against police arbitrary action FIR against cop threatening publisher Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice A R Joshi negligence of police police negligence publisher
Top Law News HC on bogus ration cards issue June 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court yesterday took a serious view of bogus ration cards in Maharashtra asked the state government to evolve a mechanism to stop the illegal practice and take stern action against guilty officers. Hearing a PIL, Justice D D Sinha and Justice Vijaya Kapse Tahilramani asked the Chief Secretary to file an affidavit […] Read more » anti-corruption crusader anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare bogus ration cards bogus ration cards as a form of corruption bogus ration cards case bogus ration cards case in Bombay High Court bogus ration cards case in Maharastra Bombay High Court Bombay High Court against corruption corruption in ration cards
Top Law News Bombay HC tells University to appoint handicapped June 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay HC has quashed an order of Mumbai University cancelling appointment of a physically handicapped person as telephone operator-cum-receptionist and directed that instead he may be appointed as clerk-cum-typist. “The impugned order of March 9 is set aside and the respondents are directed to appoint the petitioner as clerk-cum-typist with effect from the date […] Read more » Bombay HC Bombay HC on handicapped employees case Bombay High Court Bombay High Court on Handicap employee case rights of handicapped emplyees
Top Law News HC tells Centre to declare stand on ecology panel June 27, 2012 / June 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court yesterday asked the Union Government to take a final decision on the report submitted by Western Ghats ecology panel headed by Dr Madhav Gadgil. Justice D D Sinha and Justice V K Tahilramani directed the Centre to file an affidavit within three weeks declaring its stand on recommendations made by the […] Read more » a panel on Western Ghats Ecology Awaaz Foundation Bombay High Court Bombay High Court on Western Ghats ecology panel courts on environment ecology panel Western Ghats Ecology Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel Western Ghats ecology panel
Top Law News HC: no relief for cancellation of admission June 22, 2012 / June 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High court has refused to grant relief to a student who had sought refund of fees amounting to Rs 92,000, along with interest, from K C College of Engineering in nearby Thane district, for cancellation of admission in Computer Engineering degree course in 2010. Amit Vaidya had cancelled his seat in the college […] Read more » Bombay High Court Bombay high court on cancellation of admission cancellation of admission refund in case of cancellation of admission relief in case of cancellation of admission
Top Law News HC denies to hear PIL seeking CBI probe June 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court yesterday refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI inquiry against Maharashtra minister Sunil Tatkare and his family members for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to the known sources of income, saying that the petitioner should first try the alternative remedies. The division bench of Justices S A Bobade […] Read more » Bombay High Court HC denies to hear PIL seeking CBI probe Justices S A Bobade and Mridula Bhatkar seeking CBI probe
Top Law News Too late to give grace marks under sports quota: HC June 20, 2012 / July 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Refusing to grant relief to over 800 students seeking 25 grace marks in their SSC exams under sports quota, the Bombay High Court today said it was too late to accept their plea and it would affect other students also. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice N M Jamdar was hearing […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Mohit Shah and Justice N M Jamdar sports quota case Too late to give grace marks under sports quota: HC
Top Law News Bombay High Court to hear suit against petrol price hike May 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court will Wednesday hear a public suit against the recent hike in petrol prices. Acting on the suit filed Monday by Rajendra Phanse, the court issued notice to the central government, the petroleum and natural gas and finance ministries and three oil marketing companies. Phanse’s petition claimed that the recent hike […] Read more » Bombay High Court suit against petrol price hike
High Profile Cases Real estate case : Mistry falsely implicated April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tata Group chairman-designate Cyrus Mistry is being falsely implicated in a case related to a real estate firm in which the Bombay High Court issued notice to his father Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, a statement issued Wednesday said. “Cyrus Mistry is in no way concerned in the said petition… and his name has been dragged into […] Read more » Bombay High Court Cyrus Mistry estate case Real estate case Tata Group chairman-designate Cyrus Mistry