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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 - December 22, 2024
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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 - December 22, 2024

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2024 LiveLaw 636 to 2024 LiveLaw 649 Nominal Index: Shriraj Nageshwar Aepurwar vs. State of Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw 636 ABC vs Maharashtra, 2024 LiveLaw 637 Gujarati Kelavani Mandal & Anr. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2024 LiveLaw 648 Lalit Modi vs BCCI and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 649 Judgments/Final Orders: Bombay HC Slaps ₹50K Cost On Litigant For Making 'Unsubstantiated' …

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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics
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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

India Today  

The treasury benches and the Opposition have been engaged in a war of words over Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy in Parliament and outside. Setback and recovery In the 2024 general elections, the BJP lost three per cent support of Dalits and its allies lost two per cent. On the other hand, the Congress lost one per cent support but its …

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After Portfolios Declared, Mahayuti Ministers Compete for District Guardian Ministership
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After Portfolios Declared, Mahayuti Ministers Compete for District Guardian Ministership

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After the cabinet portfolio distributions, tug of war has begun among the Maharashtra ministers over the post of ‘guardian minister’ of the districts. Shiv Sena cabinet Bharat Gogawale has staked claim over Raigad district, while Sanjay Shirshat wants to become the guardian minister of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. NCP leader and Maharashtra agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate also said that the …

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The Hindu Morning Digest, December 22, 2024
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The Hindu Morning Digest, December 22, 2024

The Hindu  

Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retained Home department and law and judiciary department, while Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar got Urban Development department and finance department respectively, in the portfolio allocation among the cabinet ministers in Maharashtra. Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on …

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Maharashtra Portfolios: Fadnavis Gets Home, Shinde Urban Development, Ajit Pawar Takes Finance
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Maharashtra Portfolios: Fadnavis Gets Home, Shinde Urban Development, Ajit Pawar Takes Finance

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagpur: More than two weeks after he took the oath of office, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. Shiv Sena Ministers' portfolios: Gulabrao Patil Water Supply and Sanitation, Dadaji Bhuse School Education, Sanjay Rathod Soil and Water Conservation, Uday Samant Industries and Marathi language, Shambhuraj …

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NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai
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NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai

New Indian Express  

The National Human Rights Commission sought Action Taken Reports on the issues of human trafficking, prostitution and plight of sex workers in different locations in Mumbai within eight weeks from the Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, New Delhi, the Chief Secretary, Govt. Acting on a petition filed by noted human rights activist and Supreme Court …

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Rahul Gandhi to meet Parbhani victim’s family on December 23
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Rahul Gandhi to meet Parbhani victim’s family on December 23

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is visiting Parbhani on Monday to meet the family members of Somnath Vyankat Suryawanshi, a law student who died in judicial custody after the violence broke out in Parbhani. Speaking to The Hindu, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress chairman Akshay Jain said, “This Mr. Gandhi’s first official visit to Maharashtra after the …

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Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance
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Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retained Home department and law and judiciary department, while Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar got Urban Development department and finance department respectively, in the portfolio allocation among the cabinet ministers in Maharashtra on Saturday. DCM Eknath Shinde will retain his favourite Urban Development department, along with two other portfolios - Housing and …

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Assault on Maharashtrian family in Kalyan sparks outrage
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Assault on Maharashtrian family in Kalyan sparks outrage

The Hindu  

A dispute between neighbours at the Ajmera Heights apartment building in Maharashtra’s Kalyan escalated into a narrative on ethnic conflict between Maharashtrians and non-Marathi speaking residents of the State. Six people, including Akhilesh Shukla and his spouse, were produced before the Kalyan judicial magistrate for abusing their Marathi speaking neighbours Dhiraj Deshmukh and his family members. According to a police …

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Provide names of 40 organisations: Yogendra Yadav on Fadnavis' 'Bharat Jodo' remarks
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Provide names of 40 organisations: Yogendra Yadav on Fadnavis' 'Bharat Jodo' remarks

The Hindu  

Activist Yogendra Yadav on Saturday dared Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to disclose the names of 40 frontal organisations of Naxalites which had allegedly participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Mr. Yadav's demand came two days after Mr. Fadnavis told the assembly that 40 of the 180 outfits that took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra were named as frontal …

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Two Naxals Surrender In Maharashtra's Gadchiroli
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Two Naxals Surrender In Maharashtra's Gadchiroli

ABP News  

Gadchiroli, Dec 21 Two Naxalites carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 8 lakh surrendered before the security forces in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, police said on Saturday. Ramasu Poyam alias Narsingh, a resident of Gadchiroli, and Ramesh Kunjam alias Govind, a native of Narayanpur in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, surrendered before the Gadchiroli police and the Central Reserve Police Force on Friday, police …

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Maharashtra passes prison reforms Bill
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Maharashtra passes prison reforms Bill

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Assembly on Friday passed a Bill seeking to reform the prison system in the State. The Maharashtra Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2024, is based on the Model Prisons Bill, 2023, sent by the Centre to the States, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the House. The Bill provides for categories of prisons such as special prison, open prison …

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6 arrested for attacking Marathi family in Kalyan, car of main accused seized
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6 arrested for attacking Marathi family in Kalyan, car of main accused seized

India Today  

Six people have been arrested so far and the private car of the main accused, Akhilesh Shukla, was seized by authorities days after he allegedly attacked his Marathi-speaking neighbours and subjected them to community-based abuse in Thane's Kalyan area. On December 18, Shukla, a former employee of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, along with 10-15 others, attacked a family living in …

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MTDC employee suspended after alleged attack on Marathi neighbour
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MTDC employee suspended after alleged attack on Marathi neighbour

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:The issue of an alleged assault on a Marathi-speaking family in Kalyan city rocked both the houses of the Maharashtra Legislature on Friday with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis assuring that no injustice will be done to Marathi people in Maharashtra and Mumbai. The CM also announced the suspension of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation employee Akhilesh Shukla after a video of …

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Maharashtra Congress Chief Slams CM Fadnavis's 'Urban Naxal' Claim Over Rahul Gandhi-Led Yatra, Demands List
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Maharashtra Congress Chief Slams CM Fadnavis's 'Urban Naxal' Claim Over Rahul Gandhi-Led Yatra, Demands List

ABP News  

Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Friday called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to disclose the list of organisations allegedly linked to Naxals that participated in the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra. Patole’s demand followed Fadnavis's statement in the state assembly that 40 of the 180 organisations that took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra were identified as "frontal organisations" …

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Sarpanch murder accused to face MCOCA charges
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Sarpanch murder accused to face MCOCA charges

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced that the accused in Beed sarpanch kidnapping and murder case will be prosecuted under the organised crime act. Informing the Legislative Assembly about the brutalities committed by Deshmukh’s killers, Mr. Fadnavis said that even Valmik Karad, reportedly a close associate of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde, will not be spared if his …

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'Ensure Trials Aren't Delayed Due To Non-Production Of Accused' : Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt & Bombay HC
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'Ensure Trials Aren't Delayed Due To Non-Production Of Accused' : Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt & Bombay HC

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The Supreme Court granted bail under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, citing prolonged incarceration and delay in trial due to the State's failure to produce the accused on most dates out of 102 dates in the last six years. The Court directed “the Registrar General of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Secretary, Home, State of …

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Diljit Dosanjh Gives A Nod To Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 After Maharashtra Govt’s Advisory On Mumbai Concert
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Diljit Dosanjh Gives A Nod To Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 After Maharashtra Govt’s Advisory On Mumbai Concert

ABP News  

Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh responded to the Maharashtra Government's advisory during his Mumbai concert on Thursday night, which was issued ahead of his Dil-Luminati tour performance. Diljit Dosanjh reacts to Maharashtra Government's advisory He said: "Maine kal poocha apne team se kuch advisory toh nahi hai mere khilaaf. Diljit also paid tribute to Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 by recreating his …

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Maharashtra RERA Directs Godrej Skyline Developers To Refund Full Booking Amount Paid By Homebuyer With Interest
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Maharashtra RERA Directs Godrej Skyline Developers To Refund Full Booking Amount Paid By Homebuyer With Interest

Live Law  

Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority bench comprising of Ravindra Deshpande directed Godrej Skyline Developers Pvt Ltd to fully refund the booking amount paid by the homebuyer with interest. The bench observed that the allotment letter contained coercive terms and that the booking amount did not fall under the definition of earnest money as per the application form. Feeling aggrieved by …

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2 Maoists carrying price reward of Rs 8 lakh surrender in Maharashtra
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2 Maoists carrying price reward of Rs 8 lakh surrender in Maharashtra

India Today  

Two senior Maoist cadres, including a 30-year veteran, surrendered to the Gadchiroli Police and the CRPF on Friday, citing disillusionment with Maoist ideology and frustration over violence against civilians. The two Maoists, Ramasu Durgu Poyam, 55, and Ramesh Shamu Kunjam, 25, carried rewards totalling Rs 8 lakh on their heads. Ramasu Durgu Poyam, who was active in Maoist ranks since …

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Court tells Maharashtra government to provide safe house for interfaith couple
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Court tells Maharashtra government to provide safe house for interfaith couple

India Today  

The Bombay High Court told the state government on Thursday to ensure that a couple from Thane is lodged in one of the newly designated "safe houses" for inter-faith and inter-caste couples fearing threats from communities. He sought the court's direction to allow the petitioners to use one of the safe houses in Mumbai. Additional Public Prosecutor Prajakta Shinde assured …

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INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side
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INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side

India Today  

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a coalition heralded as the most promising Opposition front to counter the BJP’s political dominance, is now riddled with fractures that seem to be growing deeper by the day. Rahul’s repeated attacks on Savarkar, a highly polarising figure, drew sharp criticism from the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, and the Nationalist Congress Party, …

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Maharashtra Congress will soon have a new chief: Nana Patole
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Maharashtra Congress will soon have a new chief: Nana Patole

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole today said the party’s state unit will soon have a new chief as he has asked their central leadership to relieve him of the post. He said a decision on the new Maharashtra Congress chief will be taken soon. Name of legislature party leader will be announced soon Patole said he has asked the …

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'Ladki Bahin Yojana' gets Rs 1,400 crore as Maharashtra Assembly passes supplementary demands
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'Ladki Bahin Yojana' gets Rs 1,400 crore as Maharashtra Assembly passes supplementary demands

India TV News  

Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra: The Maharashtra assembly today passed supplementary demands of Rs 33,788.40 crore, including a provision of Rs 1,400 crore for the state government's flagship 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana'. In the last budget, the state government had provisioned Rs 46,000 crore for the 'Ladki Bahin Yojana', under which more than 2.5 crore women with an annual …

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