Despite the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020, mandating the formulation of a disaster management plan, the civic body has none so far, even as the city has been reeling under multiple fire accidents, floods, and other disasters. In October 2022, BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath had said they would be appointing nine disaster management officers, one for the …
The Delhi High Court has held that the Rights of Persons With Disability Act, 2016 Act or the Rules framed thereunder do not create any embargo on the exercise of parens patriae jurisdiction by it under Article 226 of the Constitution. The Delhi High Court has held that the Rights of Persons With Disability Act, 2016 Act or the Rules …
