{"id":49546,"date":"2017-08-24T07:54:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T02:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=49546"},"modified":"2017-08-24T07:54:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T02:24:44","slug":"govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case","title":{"rendered":"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48724\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/keeping-check-pvt-nursing-homes-violating-normsmaha-bombay-hc\/bombay-hc-3\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"302,201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bombay HC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-48724 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court&#8217;s Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution rules be transferred to another bench, while alleging that one of the judges hearing the matter is &#8220;biased&#8221; against the state government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the judges is harbouring a serious bias against the state government,&#8221; the government alleged in its application.<\/p>\n<p>When the state&#8217;s Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbakoni informed a division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla of the application, the bench expressed shock and said it does not intend to recuse itself from hearing the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are really shocked with the contents of the application. There is specific allegation against me that I am biased against the state government. But we won&#8217;t get provoked by such allegations,&#8221; Justice Oka said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will not recuse myself from hearing the petitions just because the government is levelling allegations against me,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The bench has now directed the government to approach the Chief Justice and obtain an order on its application immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will post these petitions this afternoon as the petitioners have sought interim relief by way of stay on the amendment to the Noise Pollution Rules,&#8221; the court said.<\/p>\n<p>The government had earlier this week informed the court that pursuant to an amendment to the Noise Pollution Rules from August 10 this year, no silence zones exist in the state as on date.<\/p>\n<p>The government will now carry out a fresh exercise to identify areas which will be declared as silence zones, it had said.<\/p>\n<p>As per the amendment, any area\/zone will have to be declared or notified by the state government as a silence zone.<\/p>\n<p>Kumbakoni had earlier told the court that by virtue of this amendment, an order passed by the high court in August 2016 declaring any area not less than 100 meters of hospitals, educational institutions and courts are silence zones, cannot be operated.<\/p>\n<p>The bench had yesterday refused to accept the government&#8217;s contention and said until the government files an application seeking review of the 2016 order, the directions passed therein will continue to operate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had yesterday voiced our prima facie opinion to the state government and today the government has acted like an ordinary litigant and levelled allegations against me,&#8221; Justice Oka said today.<\/p>\n<p>The court noted that the government has failed to realise and understand the consequences of its decision to file such an application.<\/p>\n<p>The bench has been hearing a bunch of petitions seeking strict implementation of the Noise Pollution Rules.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court&#8217;s Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution rules be transferred to another bench, while alleging that one of the judges hearing the matter is &#8220;biased&#8221; against the state government. &#8220;One of the judges is harbouring a serious bias against the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[87,1],"tags":[47741,146,39930,31987,117,80,9828,40278],"class_list":["post-49546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment-law-news","category-top-law-news","tag-bombay-high-court","tag-court","tag-environmet-law-news","tag-featured","tag-law","tag-legal-news","tag-maharashtra-government","tag-noise-pollution-case"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case - Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court&#039;s Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution - Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case - Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court&#039;s Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution - Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-24T02:24:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"302\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"201\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\"},\"headline\":\"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-24T02:24:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case\"},\"wordCount\":456,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Bombay High Court\",\"Court\",\"environmet law news\",\"featured\",\"Law\",\"Legal News\",\"Maharashtra government\",\"noise pollution case\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Environment Law News\",\"Top Law News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case\",\"name\":\"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case - Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-24T02:24:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court's Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution - Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1\",\"width\":302,\"height\":201},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top Law News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Legal News India - Supreme Court & High Court Updates\",\"description\":\"Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Legal News India for Advocates, Lawyers & Law Students\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Legal News India: Supreme Court, High Courts & Govt Updates\",\"alternateName\":\"Legal News India for Advocates, Lawyers & Law Students\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/538552_367793346590451_81997783_n.jpg?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/538552_367793346590451_81997783_n.jpg?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Legal News India: Supreme Court, High Courts & Govt Updates\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Legal_india\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\",\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Legal India Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/legaliadmin\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/author\/legal-india-admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case - Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates","description":"The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court's Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution - Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case - Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates","og_description":"The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court's Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution - Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case","og_site_name":"Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","article_published_time":"2017-08-24T02:24:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":302,"height":201,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Legal India Admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Legal India Admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case"},"author":{"name":"Legal India Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea"},"headline":"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case","datePublished":"2017-08-24T02:24:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case"},"wordCount":456,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1","keywords":["Bombay High Court","Court","environmet law news","featured","Law","Legal News","Maharashtra government","noise pollution case"],"articleSection":["Environment Law News","Top Law News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case","name":"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case - Legal News India - Supreme Court &amp; High Court Updates","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1","datePublished":"2017-08-24T02:24:44+00:00","description":"The Maharashtra government today filed an application before the Bombay High Court's Chief Justice seeking that all matters pertaining to noise pollution - Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1","width":302,"height":201},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-alleges-bias-seeks-transfer-noise-pollution-case#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top Law News","item":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Govt alleges bias; seeks transfer of noise pollution case"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/","name":"Legal News India - Supreme Court & High Court Updates","description":"Get the latest legal news from the Supreme Court, High Courts, and government. Essential updates on judgements, acts, and in-depth analysis for lawyers, advocates, and law students in India.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Legal News India for Advocates, Lawyers & Law Students","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Legal News India: Supreme Court, High Courts & Govt Updates","alternateName":"Legal News India for Advocates, Lawyers & Law Students","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/538552_367793346590451_81997783_n.jpg?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/538552_367793346590451_81997783_n.jpg?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"Legal News India: Supreme Court, High Courts & Govt Updates"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Legal_india"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea","name":"Legal India Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Legal India Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com","https:\/\/x.com\/legaliadmin"],"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/author\/legal-india-admin"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC.jpg?fit=302%2C201&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49589,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/maha-govt-withdraws-bias-charge-hc-judge","url_meta":{"origin":49546,"position":0},"title":"Maha govt withdraws bias charge against HC judge","author":"Legal India Admin","date":"August 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Bombay High Court today took to task the Maharashtra government for the manner it was withdrawing its charges of bias against Judge A S Oka in the noise pollution matter, saying it should \"show remorse\" through an affidavit. The direction was given after the Maharashtra government said it was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"Maha govt withdraws bias charge against HC judge","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/bombay-HC-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":35754,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/action-violators-noise-pollution-asks-hc","url_meta":{"origin":49546,"position":1},"title":"Why No Action Against Violators of Noise Pollution  Asks HC","author":"Legal India Admin","date":"November 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Maharashtra Government for not prosecuting organisers of religious festivals who violated noise pollution rules. A bench of justices Abhay Oka and A S Gadkari further questioned the Government as to why it had issued fresh licences to the organisers of religious festivals\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bar, Bench &amp; Firm News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bar, Bench &amp; Firm News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/bar-bench-firm-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"noise","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/noise.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":38126,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-warns-for-non-implementation-of-noise-pollution","url_meta":{"origin":49546,"position":2},"title":"HC warns for non-implementation of noise pollution","author":"Legal India News","date":"June 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government Chief Secretary to identify officers responsible for not implementing noise pollution rules so that contempt action could be taken against them. A bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka rapped the state for not following its previous orders regarding implementation of noise\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Environment Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Environment Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/environment-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"HC warns for non-implementation of noise pollution ","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/jail.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":42503,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/act-mns-leaders-noise-pollution-rally-bombay-hc","url_meta":{"origin":49546,"position":3},"title":"Act against MNS leaders for noise pollution at rally: Bombay HC","author":"Legal India News","date":"April 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra\u00a0government and local civic body to take action in accordance with law against organisers of a recent rally by Raj Thackeray-led MNS at Shivaji Park, a silence zone, as it \"prima facie\" found that rules on noise level were violated. A division bench\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/top-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"Act against MNS leaders for noise pollution at rally: Bombay HC","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/raj-thakre-300x168.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":38259,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-ultimatum-to-maha-cs-to-file-affidavit-on-noise-pollution","url_meta":{"origin":49546,"position":4},"title":"HC ultimatum to Maha CS to file affidavit on noise pollution","author":"Legal India News","date":"July 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Bring down noise pollution levels during festivals, the Bombay High Court sternly told the Maharashtra government today while giving a last chance to the Chief Secretary to file an affidavit identifying officers responsible for not implementing court directives on the issue. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Environment Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Environment Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/environment-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"HC ultimatum to Maha CS to file affidavit on noise pollution","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/Bombay-High-court.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":53225,"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-to-maha-ensure-no-illegal-pandalsno-noise-pollution-during-festivals","url_meta":{"origin":49546,"position":5},"title":"HC to Maha: ensure no illegal pandals,no noise pollution during festivals","author":"Legal India Admin","date":"June 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Mumbai:\u00a0The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to ensure that no illegal pandals are erected and there is no breach of noise pollution norms during Ganeshotsav, Dahi Handi and Diwali celebrations. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagka was hearing a bunch of petitions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Corporate Law News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Corporate Law News","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/category\/corporate-law-news"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/bombay-high-court-759.jpg?fit=759%2C422&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/bombay-high-court-759.jpg?fit=759%2C422&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/bombay-high-court-759.jpg?fit=759%2C422&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/bombay-high-court-759.jpg?fit=759%2C422&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6H5Bf-cT8","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}