Category: Bombay High Court

Bombay HC allows occupants to redevelop 25 dilapidated buildings at Sion Koliwada

Source: indianexpress.com The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed occupants to redevelop 25 dilapidated buildings at Sion Koliwada, home to displaced persons from Pakistan after the Partition of India. An affidavit was filed by Shyamsundar Patil, Joint Secretary, revenue and forest department, on behalf of the state government that it has no plans and policy

Compare air quality reports of Mahul, find out if there’s improvement since 2015: Bombay high court

Source: hindustantimes.com The Bombay high court (HC) on Tuesday directed the petitioners opposing the rehabilitation of project-affected persons (PAP) living along the Tansa pipeline to Mahul to prepare a comparative chart of surveys on air quality in Mahul done by various agencies to ascertain whether air quality has deteriorated or improved since 2015. The national

Mehul Choksi fails to submit medical reports as directed by Bombay High Court

Source: orissapost.com Mumbai: Diamantaire and PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi told the Bombay High Court, Monday that he cannot submit his medical reports to civic-run JJ hospital here, as directed earlier, because his doctor in Antigua has refused to treat him ‘due to some reason’. In a plea, Mehul Choksi had challenged the proceedings initiated against

Bombay HC rejects plea against Raj Thackeray’s rallies

Source: asianage.com Mumbai: The Bombay high court, while dismissing a petition opposing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s rallies prior to the general election, has ruled that political parties can hold rallies even if they aren’t contesting polls. The petition, filed by a Pune resident, sought that the high court issue directions to the Election

63 Moons’ Assets Can’t Be Attached Says Bombay High Court

Source: accommodationtimes.com The Bombay High Court today ruled that the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), is not a financial establishment and notifications for attachment of the company’s assets including bank accounts and properties under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act stand quashed. The Competent Authority requested for a stay. However, the High Court declined.

Vasai-Dahanu area: A cradle for Mumbai’s environment movement

Source: hindustantimes.com The Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has filed an application in the Supreme Court (SC) to abolish the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority (DTEPA), a group created in 1996 to preserve the ecology of a stretch of coast between Mumbai’s northern suburbs and the industrial centres of south Gujarat. The

Kolhapur Muslims help flood victims

Source: asianage.com Mumbai: Muslims in Kolhapur, one of the worst flood-affected areas in Maharashtra, have decided to donate money that would otherwise have been spent on sacrificial cattle to flood-affected people. On an average, a person spends Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 on goats and still higher amounts on bovines. Haji Abdul Qadar Malbari, the superintendent