Supreme Court sends to Bombay High Court CBI plea against nod to Mainak Mehta to travel abroad
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday remanded back to the Bombay High Court for fresh adjudication in four weeks an appeal filed by the CBI challenging the nod granted to Mainak Mehta, the brother-in-law of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, to travel to Hong Kong. Nirav Modi is an accused in the Punjab National Bank […]
No diversion, Bharat Biotech Pune plant as per Bombay High Court order: Ajit Pawar
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed the allegation that he has diverted a Bharat Biotech project of manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines to his home district Pune. He said the plant was being set up in Pune following a Bombay High Court decision in this regard. Pawar is the guardian minister of […]
Bombay High Court asks Renaissance Infrastructure to pay Rs 5 crore for delay in property hand over
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has directed real estate developer Renaissance Infrastructure to pay Rs 5.04 crore as compensation to a person who had not been handed over his property in Mumbai even after a delay over 80 months. A single bench of Justice S C Gupte on September 25 upheld the orders of the […]
Why should TV news not be regulated by government, asks Bombay High Court
NEW DELHI:The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it was surprised to know that the government had no control over the electronic media and asked why television news should not be regulated by the state. The observation was made by a bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni while hearing a […]
Bombay High Court permits airlines to allow passengers on middle seats
NEW DELHI: The Bombay High Court on Monday permitted all flight operators to allow passengers to occupy middle seats in flights, but said they should strictly comply with guidelines of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and S […]
Supreme Court stays Bombay High Court order in Adani Coal import case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court revived on Wednesday the probe against a Adani group firm in a case of alleged overvaluation of Indonesian coal imports by staying the Bombay High Court’s decision of quashing all letters rogatory (LRs) sent by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to Singapore and other countries. Letters rogatory are sent […]
Mumbai airport stake: Adanis move High Court against GVK bid to stall its deal
NEW DELHI: The Adani Group has dragged the shareholders of the GVK Group-run Mumbai airport (MIAL) and the aviation ministry to the Bombay High Court, seeking a direction to them to allow buying out the minority stake held by South African firm Bidvest in the airport. The South African firm Bid Services Division Mauritius or […]
Bombay High Court restrains SEBI from auctioning Pancard Clubs’ properties
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court in an interim order on Wednesday restrained the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from auctioning off private properties of the Pancard Clubs, a company. A bench of justices B P Dharmadhikari and Revati Mohite-Dere also directed the SEBI to file its reply to a petition filed by the […]
Satellite mapping being used to monitor illegal construction in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Thursday that it is using the satellite mapping technology to identify illegal constructions in major cities. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told a division bench of acting Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice G S Kulkarni that Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, also called satellite […]
Bombay High Court ‘shocked’ over illegal constructions by Nirav Modi, others in Alibaug
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court said on Monday it was “shocking” how fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi and several other individuals had been permitted to carry out illegal constructions along the beach in Alibaug town of Raigad district in Maharashtra. Holding that ignoring such violations was a case of “complete non-application of mind” by the authorities, […]