A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the decision of the government led by the Eknath Shinde to withdraw 12 nominations for MLC recommended by the earlier Uddhav Thackerey led government.
The State argued that it does not want to create a situation where children are abandoned to secure reservation. Bombay High Court echoed the concern, adding that girl children, in particular, may face abandonment
The Bombay High Court has stayed the effect of a government resolution empowering the Maharashtra government to cancel punitive proceedings initiated against contractors working on the Samrudhhi Mahamarg.
The Bombay High Court yesterday rebuked a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for giving a child up for adoption, despite the biological father seeking custody of the child.
The Court noted that because of POCSO Act, a boy aged 20 years could be held guilty of rape for having consensual sex with a girl aged 17 years 364 days, and that such cases were overburdening the justice system.