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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicBombay High Court

Topic: Bombay High Court

Two years after court order, women have easy access at Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah

Like in Sabarimala temple case, women had to move court to get unfettered access to Haji Ali Dargah. Now, a separate access path has been...

2008 Malegaon blast: NIA court rejects Purohit’s plea challenging prosecution under UAPA

Special NIA court judge Vinod Padalkar rejected blast case accused Lt Col Shrikant Purohit's plea after his arguments.

Maharashtra’s out to kill ‘man-eater’ Avni, but shooting her is supposed to be the last resort

Forest department brings in 'expert hunter' to shoot tigress Avni, while two activists file a plea in Bombay high court seeking stay on the elimination order.

Devote more time to work than boasting, Bombay High Court tells income tax department

Bombay HC was upset about lack of preparation by income tax department for a case and said arguing legal matters 'should not be taken casually'.

Two judges present with Loya when he died are among 6 set to be elevated to Bombay HC

SC collegium endorses judges Joshi and Modak, whose version of events court had relied on to dismiss plea for a fresh probe into Loya's death. 

Does I&B Ministry notice to not use ‘Dalit’ stifle political identity or end caste-marker?

Complying with the Bombay High Court order, the I&B ministry has asked Indian media not to use the word “Dalit” and instead stick to...

Bombay High Court raps Maharashtra police: Why hold press conference on sub judice matter?

During the briefing, police read out letters exchanged between the activists who were arrested and claimed they had proof of their links with Maoists.

Bombay HC’s remark on Dabholkar shows our fear isn’t just a product of the paranoid

Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar stood for rational and scientific temper, and they were killed for it.

Eye on 2019, Fadnavis govt revives forgotten Marathi Bhavan project to gain mileage

Despite assurances over four years to push through proposal, the BJP-led govt finally decided to act. Now there's a 3-month deadline to finalise location. 

In SC, woman seeks abortion past 20-week ceiling, asserts right to privacy

Plea says privacy accorded to her by the August 2017 nine-judge bench challenges validity of MTP provisions

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.