Pune: In Maharashtra the state government is caught in a new land controversy. After it cleared 25 thousand acres of land acquired from farmers for a lake resort near Pune, social activists are calling for the Centre to intervene claiming the land deal has no environment clearance. This controversy is rousing three months after Maharashtra's revenue minister Narayan Rane had ordered an enquiry into the transfer of land from farmers...
08:05 AM, Oct 13, 2010
Pune: Maharashtra government has finally decided to regularise the land transfer deal of the 25,000 Lavasa Resort City near Pune, where 25 thousand acres of land have been acquired from farmers to build a lake city resort. However green activists have now taken the issue to Bombay High Court claiming the land deal has no environment clearance and the court has admitted the petition. But the Maharashtra government’s decision to...
11:15 AM, Oct 09, 2010
Mumbai: The building industry has expressed doubts over timely completion of several mega private and government infrastructure projects with billions of rupees investment, in the wake of a recent Bombay High Court order that has banned sand mining across the state. The high court order of September 24 was given by a division bench of Justice BH Marlapalle and Justice Amjad Sayed on a writ petition filed by Awaaz Foundation,...
02:55 PM, Oct 08, 2010
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday decided to first hear arguments on confirmation of death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab for his role in 26/11 attacks and then proceed with his appeal against conviction and capital punishment. Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More asked the Maharashtra government to open arguments on confirmation of death sentence awarded to Kasab for killing 166 persons in the dastardly terror...
02:27 PM, Oct 07, 2010
Mumbai: In a fresh development in the 26/11 terror attack case, Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab on Tuesday filed an appeal in Bombay High Court challenging death penalty awarded to him for killing 166 persons on November 26, 2008. "We have filed an appeal today," his lawyer Amin Solkar said. Kasab has challenged death penalty saying it was a harsh punishment imposed on him and pleaded that there were lapses in...
07:22 AM, Sep 29, 2010
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to offer any immediate relief to Vodafone, which has challenged the Bombay High Court order allowing the government to tax the company's USD 11 billion deal with Hutch. The tax department had raised a demand for Rs 12,000 crore as tax on the 2007 deal. While refusing to stay the high court order, the apex court issued notices to the tax authorities...
01:27 PM, Sep 27, 2010
Mumbai: Close on the heals of RTI activists Satish Shetty and Datta Patil being brutally murdered in Maharashtra, another RTI activist Anwar Shaikh has approached the Bombay High Court, saying he has received death threats and has demanded protection. The court has admitted his plea for hearing. Shaikh said: "I got a threat saying forget about the cemetery otherwise you will be shot, I said do what you want so...
08:56 AM, Sep 23, 2010
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday imposed cost of Rs 50,000 on a petitioner, for filing a frivolous case. Devendra Patil, the petitioner, had challenged the validity of caste certificate issued to Ashok Patil, an NCP corporator from Navi Mumbai. Petitioner contended that Ashok Patil does not belong to the Kunbi caste which falls in OBC category. Patil is actually a Maratha, he said. Division bench of Justices D...
07:47 PM, Aug 25, 2010
Kasab had not been produced before the Bombay High Court because of security reasons. ...
02:11 PM, Aug 02, 2010
Ashok Kumar Shinde had earlier taken on the PWD with a string of RTIs and a PIL for their work. ...
11:59 AM, Jul 17, 2010
A religious trust has moved the Bombay High Court after the NSDL refused permission to open the accounts. ...
11:08 PM, Jul 12, 2010
The state Home Minister says the law would also cover attempts to hurt caste and religious sentiments. ...
09:13 PM, Jul 12, 2010
The court said that Maharashtra government did not follow the proper procedure while banning the book. ...
06:35 PM, Jul 09, 2010
The former tourism minister says that it is a "witch hunt" against him because of his "frank and forthright" comments. ...
02:11 PM, Jun 18, 2010
![Nadia Torrado death: accused moves Bombay HC]( "Nadia Torrado death: accused moves Bombay HC")
Fransisco Pacheco is on the run after being accused of involvement in the death of his "close" friend Nadia Torrado ...
10:29 PM, Jun 14, 2010
!['Not allowed to watch TV' no grounds for divorce]( "'Not allowed to watch TV' no grounds for divorce")
Woman alleged that children were asked not to watch television continuously and to go to bed early by her husband. ...
06:14 PM, Jun 07, 2010
![Kasab to move Bombay High Court, seeks lawyer]( "Kasab to move Bombay High Court, seeks lawyer")
He has sought a lawyer to challenge his conviction in the Mumbai terror attack case in the Bombay High Court. ...
10:41 AM, Jun 04, 2010
He was removed from top police post by the Bombay High Court in 2009. ...
02:17 PM, Jan 22, 2010
An HC petition in says KL Bishnoi did not appear for his practical exam. ...
09:11 PM, Jan 02, 2010
Karkare's post mortem report says he received five bullets in his neck. ...
04:04 PM, Nov 23, 2009
