Tag: Bombay High Court

Kolhapur Muslims help flood victims

Source: asianage.com Mumbai: Muslims in Kolhapur, one of the worst flood-affected areas in Maharashtra, have decided to donate money that would otherwise have been spent on sacrificial cattle to flood-affected people. On an average, a person spends Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 on goats and still higher amounts on bovines. Haji Abdul Qadar Malbari, the superintendent

Bombay High Court to decide if probe is to be handed over to CBI

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra Police for failing to file a First Information Report (FIR) in the alleged multi-crore scam pertaining to the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank despite orders. The HC questioned the ‘powers’ of the Maharashtra Police for closing the case without filing an FIR. A

Bombay High Court grants pre-arrest relief to cop accused of raping colleague

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: The Bombay High Court recently granted protection from being arrested to a police officer of the Maharashtra Police Force, who is accused of raping a woman colleague. The HC while granting him relief noted that the accused as also the alleged victim were in a ‘consensual’ relationship. A bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanty

FCRA case: Bombay High Court gives interim protection to Grover, Jaising

Source: livemint.com MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday restrained the CBI from taking any coercive action against NGO Lawyers Collective and its founding members, senior lawyers Anand Grover and Indira Jaising. A bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre granted the interim protection till August 19, the next date of hearing. The CBI had registered

Bombay High Court asks Railways to make local trains more disabled-friendly, urges ‘out of the box’ thinking

Source: firstpost.com Mumbai:The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the railway authorities to “think out of the box” and come up with ways to make suburban train coaches and stations more disabled-friendly. The Railways, in an affidavit submitted before the high court said it would not be possible to increase the halt time of trains