Mumbai: Saying that Adarsh Housing Society had brazenly violated the law, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday ruled out the possibility of regularising the 31-storey building, at a hearing before the Bombay High Court. The division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and RG Ketkar was hearing the petition filed by the Society, challenging the January 16 demolition order passed by the Ministry. "Adarsh building is one case...
07:06 PM, Jun 27, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has held that working women take care of their children very well and the argument that they do not get time to attend to kids cannot be a ground for "disturbing" the custody of the child. These observations were made by justices Vijaya Kapse-Tahilramani and M L Tahaliyani who dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a Nagpur resident seeking custody of his five-year-old daughter...
10:19 AM, Jun 22, 2011
Mumbai: Police on Monday claimed "substantial progress" in investigation into the murder of veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey as they get ready to file a status report in the Bombay High Court Tuesday. "We have made substantial progress and inched closer to cracking the case," Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) Deven Bharti told reporters. "We have also reviewed the probe done so far and will brief the Advocate General who will apprise...
08:09 PM, Jun 20, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court will hear on Thursday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The PIL was filed by a local lawyer VP Patil and also seeks protection for all journalists. The court has clubbed together PILs filed by lawyer VP Patil and activist Ketan Tirodkar. The advocate representing the journalists has been allowed to intervene in the...
11:52 AM, Jun 16, 2011
Mumbai: In a reprieve to noted Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed him to travel abroad whenever he wishes to till the end of the trial against him under the FEMA. The court while hearing an appeal filed by the singer seeking permission to travel to Dubai, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to perform shows, has directed Sami to submit two sureties of a...
05:28 PM, Jun 07, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday rapped the Maharashtra government and the Enforcement Directorate for their alleged callous approach towards the health of Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, accused of tax evasion and money laundering. Hasan was taken to state-run JJ Hospital last week following direction from the high court on a petition filed by him seeking immediate medical attention for ailments like diabetes, liver cirrhosis and...
06:46 PM, Jun 06, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to actor Shiney Ahuja on payment of surety of Rs 50,000 to the sessions court in the rape case of his maid. While grating bail to the actor Justice AR Joshi also directed him not to leave India. "I am grateful to God and to all my friends and family who supported me. I don't want to comment too much because the...
12:42 PM, Apr 27, 2011
Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Wednesday granted 'conditional' permission to Lavasa Corporation to complete its under-construction buildings at its housing project site near Pune even as the realty firm backtracked on its plea to withdraw the petition challenging the stop-work notice issued by the Ministry. According to the affidavit filed by the MoEF before the Bombay High Court, its expert committee has "permitted" the Lavasa...
07:33 PM, Mar 30, 2011
Mumbai: What possible answer Ajmal Kasab could have given to a Census query on `reasons of migration'? Only officials would know. The Pakistani terrorist, whose conviction and death sentence for the role in 26/11 Mumbai attack were upheld by Bombay High Court this week, answered all the questions asked by Census enumerators. Presently, Kasab is lodged at the high security Arthur Road prison here. He was counted for the 15th...
03:43 PM, Feb 25, 2011
Mumbai: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab will appeal against the Bombay High Court judgement, which upheld the death sentence awarded to him by a special court in the November 2008 Mumbai attack case, in the Supreme Court. Kasab met his lawyer Farhana Shah for about 15 minutes at the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai on Wednesday where she explained the verdict to him. The Pakistani terrorist decided to move the apec...
01:57 PM, Feb 23, 2011
Mumbai: "Badle tumne rang bahut, bahut badle nakab; Fansi tak hamne tumhe la hi diya Kasab. (You changed colours, you changed masks; but in the end I brought you to the gallows)." This is how public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam responded to the confirmation of death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks by the Bombay High Court. Describing 24-year-old Kasab as "nautanki ka khalnayak" (villain...
02:28 PM, Feb 21, 2011
Complete text of the Bombay High Court's verdict upholding Ajmal Amir Kasab's death sentence. The High Court upheld the lower court's order completely and found Kasab guilty of seven murders including the killings of senior Mumbai Police officials Hemant Karkare, Ashok Kamte and Vijay Salaskar. ...
12:36 PM, Feb 21, 2011
Mumbai: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab's lawyer, Farhana Shah, said that her client still has a chance and is likely to appeal in the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court's order, which upheld his death sentence. "We will go through the judgement and then suggest Kasab on the next course of legal action. It is upto Kasab to decide. The honourable court has given a verdict according to what it...
12:02 PM, Feb 21, 2011
Mumbai: 26/11 martyr Tukaram Ombale's family says only the death penalty for 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab can bring them closure. "Kasab should be tortured and serve as an example to others who think of doing something like this," said Eknath Ombale, a survivor. The sentiment has been shared by many in Mumbai, particularly those who survived the horrific attack. Leopold Café was the first target with staff and visitors killed...
09:58 AM, Feb 21, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court is expected to decide on Monday whether to uphold the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for his involvement in the 26/11 case. A division bench in the court room number 49 of the High Court, which has been conducting the 26/11 proceedings, is all set to give out its verdict after over three months of hearings on daily basis. It will...
07:30 AM, Feb 21, 2011
Mumbai: Pakistan terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab has withdrawn into a shell, has lost his 'attitude' and has not been feeling too well ahead of the Bombay High Court verdict Monday on his death sentence in the 26/11 terror attack case, his lawyer said here on Sunday. "He appears very weak and weary, probably he is not well. He hardly communicates with anybody, and has lost his attitude for which...
12:13 PM, Feb 20, 2011
New Delhi: The final verdict in the trial of 26/11 prime accused Ajmal Kasab trial will be pronounced on February 21. Bombay High Court will pronounce judgement on confirmation of death penalty awarded to Kasab in 26/11 terror attack case and also on his appeal against conviction. The judge noted that the compilation of judgement was taking time as there was a lot of paperwork involved. Kasab, the sole terrorist...
11:41 AM, Feb 07, 2011
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed an FIR in the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam. The FIR has been filed against retired army officials, defence estate officials and public servants. Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has also been named in the FIR but he is not an accused in the case yet. Several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) have been applied in the...
12:47 PM, Jan 29, 2011
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for alleged violation of construction norms as "frivolous" and imposed a cost on the petitioner for wasting its time. Activist Simpreet Singh had filed a PIL against the actor alleging that a building, an extension of his bungalow "Mannat", a heritage property, had been constructed in gross violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and...
05:01 PM, Jan 28, 2011
New Delhi: Bombay High Court on January 27 postponed Lavasa hearing till March 10. Lavasa on Thursday sought six weeks to submit documents that were asked by Ministry of Environment and Forests. MOEF counsel mentioned that there were no talks of out of court settlement going on. Construction was stopped there in November after the Environment Ministry passed an order against the developers for failing to obtain necessary environmental clearances....
09:05 AM, Jan 27, 2011
