“This is an interesting fact subject to correction. In one case, your Collector had sought direction from the court to use 102 acres of land for a Metro car shed. Then why is the Collector passing another order when it is already before the consideration of the court,” the court asked.
It added that it would hear this case along with the Centre’s plea on the said land in February and asked the state to stop work
on the project. “You must await the decision of that application. After looking at the maps, we feel it is the same plot. Every day there is a twist and turn in the events,” CJ Datta remarked. “We cannot allow the Collector’s October 1 order to continue, the order has to go. We are admitting the Centre’s petition and granting interim relief,” the court noted.
People in politics, judiciary, media should work with free mind: Bombay HC
The High Court also said many in India, including tribals, may not be aware of their fundamental rights and it is a difficult exercise for the authorities to promote awareness among them. December 16, 2020 12:45:05 am
However, according to NWIA, there are 17 wetlands in Uran. (File)
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday, while commending tolerance shown in Indian society, said it was a difficult virtue to practise for a country of 1.3 billion people with different identities. The court also said politicians, judiciary, media and others in public life are responsible for upholding fundamental rights in a democracy.
Metro car shed in Mumbai: HC asks govt to consider withdrawing order, decide after hearing all parties
While the state government transferred 102 acres in Kanjurmarg to MMRDA for the Metro car shed project, the Centre opposed it on the ground that all salt pans belonged to it. December 15, 2020 1:51:50 am
Further hearings have been posted to Wednesday. (File)
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, representing the Maharashtra government, to consider whether the Mumbai Suburban District Collector can withdraw an order transferring the 102-acre Kanjurmarg land to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and inform its decision to the court on Wednesday.
Bombay HC grants Rs 5 lakh to father for custodial death of minor caught for pick-pocketing
“Custodial violence has always been a matter of great concern for all civilised societies. There must be a great degree of sensibility amongst police officials with regard to the persons, who are arrested and kept in custody,” the bench added. Updated: December 14, 2020 1:53:42 am
A division bench of Justice S C Gupte and Justice S P Tavade was hearing the petition filed by Shinde on January 13. (File)
The Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad bench last month granted ex gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the father of a 16-year-old boy, who was picked up by the police for alleged pick-pocketing at Shirdi temple and died in the custody of Shirdi police station in March, 2016.
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