Monday, April 21TRUSTED FEARLESS,FAIR,FRESH,FIRST NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS PORTAL

Tag: Bombay high court

Bombay HC upholds trial court letter seeking SOPs, decorum for investigating officers for recording evidence in virtual mode
No Comments
Gaming

Bombay HC upholds trial court letter seeking SOPs, decorum for investigating officers for recording evidence in virtual mode

The Bombay High Court Wednesday upheld the letter of a trial court asking the Maharashtra director general of police (DGP) to frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for investigating officers to give evidence through video conferencing to ensure maintenance of decorum in the court.The letter by the Beed District court came after the improper conduct of a senior police officer attached to Nerul Police station in Navi Mumbai while giving evidence through virtual mode. The officer claimed he could not depose physically as he was stressed after supervision duty for the Coldplay concert in January this year. A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Neela K Gokhale on April 16 passed an order on a plea by Bramhanand Naikwadi, Senior Police Inspector, attached with the Nerul Police station ...
Read More
Bombay HC grants bail to murder accused in jail for 9 years
No Comments
Gaming

Bombay HC grants bail to murder accused in jail for 9 years

Citing the right to speedy trial and overcrowded prisons in the city, the Bombay High Court granted bail to an accused in a murder case who has been behind bars for nearly nine years. The accused, Jamesraj Kounder, was arrested in 2016 allegedly for killing his brother, in collusion with his brother’s wife. While the wife was granted bail in 2017 by the sessions court, Kounder remained behind bars. So far, only 11 witnesses have been examined, with a total of 32 witnesses likely to be heard. Kounder sought bail filing an application from jail and lawyers Gunjan Mangla and Sia Chaudhary, were appointed through legal aid. Story continues below this ad They argued that trials are taking a long time to conclude and some prisons where undertrials  are kept are simultaneously ov...
Read More
Mira Bhayander developer ‘gets threat calls’: HC tells top cop to look into developer’s complaint over transactions related to ‘enemy property’
No Comments
Gaming

Mira Bhayander developer ‘gets threat calls’: HC tells top cop to look into developer’s complaint over transactions related to ‘enemy property’

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday told the Mira Bhayander–Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police Commissioner to look into “serious allegations” in a complaint by a developer that he had received threat calls and messages from Pakistan-based mobile number in connection with “illegal transactions” related to “enemy property” in the area. The petitioner, developer Raju Hamirmal Shah, approached the HC seeking registration of FIR on his complaint, stating that he had received threat calls and voice messages on his WhatsApp number made from a mobile number from Pakistan, as he had raised voice against the said transactions. Enemy properties are the movable and immovable assets that were left behind in India by the individuals who migrated to the countries that are designated as “enemy nations” during the ...
Read More
Bombay HC stays MSHRC order directing police dept to pay Rs 10 lakh to jeweller ‘extorted’ by 3 cops
No Comments
Gaming

Bombay HC stays MSHRC order directing police dept to pay Rs 10 lakh to jeweller ‘extorted’ by 3 cops

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the December 2024 order of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) that directed Mumbai Commissioner of Police (CP) and others to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to 33-year-old jeweller who was “illegally” detained by police officials.The three officials from Azad Maidan Police station in South Mumbai had allegedly extorted Rs 25,000 from the jeweller by threatening implicating him in a false case. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Neela K Gokhale passed an order on writ petition filed by Mumbai C P Vivek Phansalkar and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone 1 Pravin Mundhe against the MSHRC order pronounced on December 3, 2024 and December 18 letter by MSHRC secretary seeking compliance of panel’s directions. Sto...
Read More
Bombay HC slams state govt for delay in acting on school safety panel’s recommendations
No Comments
Gaming

Bombay HC slams state govt for delay in acting on school safety panel’s recommendations

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday slammed the Maharashtra government for delay in implementation of recommendations of a committee overseeing the safety and security of children in schools across the state. The state-level committee was formed after the HC initiated a suo motu PIL in the wake of the Badlapur sexual assault case last year. The bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Neela K Gokhale questioned if the government was serious on dealing with the issue and preventing incidents of sexual assault. Story continues below this ad This came after Additional Public Prosecutor Prajakta P Shinde for the government sought time for its several departments to review the recommendations before taking decisions on the same. The HC had earlier extended time for the governmen...
Read More
Bombay HC dismisses plea against contract for ambulances under ‘Dial 108’ project
No Comments
Gaming

Bombay HC dismisses plea against contract for ambulances under ‘Dial 108’ project

A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Makarand S Karnik passed a judgment on PIL challenging the tender dated January 4, 2024 issued by the Commissioner of Health Services and Mission Director of National Health Mission, Mumbai. The “design, build, finance, operate and transfer” (PPP-DBFOT Hybrid Model) contract is related to “Dial 108” ambulance project under Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS). The PIL also challenged the Government Resolution (GR) of March 15, 2024 that confirmed the award of the MEMS project to a consortium of firms including BVG India Ltd and Sumeet Facilities Limited. Story continues below this ad The plea sought direction to conduct full-fledged inquiry into “illegal transactions” which led to subject tender as well sub...
Read More
‘Refusal to investigate undermines rule of law’: Bombay HC orders SIT probe against cops over Badlapur case ‘encounter’
No Comments
Gaming

‘Refusal to investigate undermines rule of law’: Bombay HC orders SIT probe against cops over Badlapur case ‘encounter’

Observing that “refusal to investigate will allow perpetrators to go unpunished,” the Bombay High Court on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Mumbai police to probe the custodial death of an accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case. A 23-year-old janitor, arrested in August 2024 for the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls at a school in Badlapur in Thane district, was shot dead while he was being transported in a police vehicle on September 23. The SIT will be supervised by Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Lakhmi Gautam and headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mumbai. Story continues below this ad The high court said, “The case requires thorough investigation as it is undisputed that the deceased succumbed to bullets fired...
Read More
HC grants bail to two accused booked for 2021 ‘murder’ of MBBS student
No Comments
Gaming

HC grants bail to two accused booked for 2021 ‘murder’ of MBBS student

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Mithu Singh and co-accused Abdul Jabbar Ansari, booked for the alleged murder of MBBS student Sadiccha Sane in November 2021. A single-judge bench of Justice Shivkumar G Dige passed an order on bail applications of Singh and Ansari after the sessions court rejected their plea in December and October 2023. Detailed order will be made available in due course. Singh claimed that there was no evidence to link him with Sane’s disappearance and there was no motive shown against him to commit a murder. Story continues below this ad On November 29, 2021, Sane, a resident of Palghar, was on her way to write an exam and she alighted the Mumbai-bound local train to reach Bandra station but went to Bandra reclamation instead of the ex...
Read More
Hyderabad Cricket Assocation to appoint sub-committee to address Telangana Cricket Association’s concerns
No Comments
Sports

Hyderabad Cricket Assocation to appoint sub-committee to address Telangana Cricket Association’s concerns

The Bombay High Court had directed the BCCI to resolve the issues between TCA and HCA. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AFP The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) announced that it will appoint a sub-committee to understand and address the concerns of the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA). HCA’s Apex Council, in a press release on Thursday, said that a seven-member team will be formed in compliance with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) order dated July 11, 2021.This comes after the Bombay High Court directed the BCCI to resolve the issues between TCA and HCA earlier this week. “We do not understand the role of the BCCI in all this. You passed an order in July 2021 and today we are in March 2025, y...
Read More
Bombay High Court directs BCCI to resolve dispute between TCA and HCA
No Comments
Sports

Bombay High Court directs BCCI to resolve dispute between TCA and HCA

Representative image - Bombay High Court | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE The Bombay High Court has directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to resolve the issues between the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) and the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).In July 2021, after BCCI denied associate membership to TCA, it urged HCA to collaborate with TCA to help the growth and development of cricket in Telangana. However, with no progress on the issue, a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale asked the central cricket body to ensure there was a ‘logical end’ to the issue.“We do not understand the role of the BCCI in all this. You passed an order in July 2021 and today we ar...
Read More