SC seeks response from Maharashtra government, a civic body, on plea against HC order on slum rehabilitation

File photo NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Maharashtra government and others, including the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, on a plea challenging a Bombay High Court verdict that allows slum rehabilitation programs on plots originally reserved for parks, gardens and playgrounds.While upholding the validity of a slum rehabilitation ordinance […]

Explanation of arrest in Hindi sufficient: Supreme Court in digital arrest case

The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant compensation to two people accused in a major digital fraud case, ruling that the grounds for the arrest were properly communicated when explained in Hindi, despite the written communication being in Marathi. The suspects, Akshay Kumar Meena and Sunny Lodha, were arrested by the cyber police following […]

SC sets aside Bombay HC ruling and state’s decision to classify numerous plots as ‘private forests’

“/>Supreme Court of India MUMBAI: In a setback for the state government, the Supreme Court has quashed a 2018 Bombay High Court ruling that allowed the Maharashtra revenue department to classify plots of land in Mumbai, Thane and other parts as ‘private forests’, preventing its development potential.The SC criticized the HC judgment for not following […]

Bombay High Court gives a new notification in Wankhede Liquor License Fir case, is looking for documents

The High Court of Bombay issued a new notification on Monday to an Inspector of the excise department of Maharashtra while hearing a plea that was submitted by the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede who registered a FIR against him in connection with a tanked drink permit. A division bench from Justices such […]