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Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: November 2024

Live Law  

CITATIONS: 2024 LiveLaw 568 to 2024 LiveLaw 616: Nominal Index: Sharad vs. Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court Case title: X v/s State of Maharashtra Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 578 Quashing a 20-year-old order convicting a man and his family for cruelty towards …

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Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11 - November 17, 2024
1 month ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 11 - November 17, 2024

Live Law  

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 580 to 2024 LiveLaw 593 Nominal Index: Naresh Goyal v. ED, 2024 LiveLaw 580 Onkar Kalmankar vs Public Information Officer, 2024 LiveLaw 581 Ashish Kishor Gadkari vs Election Commission of India, 2024 LiveLaw 582 M/S. vs. Rolta Private Limited And Anr., 2024 LiveLaw 586 Credit Agricole CIB Services Private Limited v. Union of India & Ors, 2024 …

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‘Gonna be insanity’: Inside how Milwaukee Police will secure the Republican convention
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Gonna be insanity’: Inside how Milwaukee Police will secure the Republican convention

Raw Story  

As eight Republican presidential candidates descended upon Milwaukee last summer for a Fox News debate, the last thing on any politician’s mind were seemingly silly photos of Iowa women Heather Ryan and Kara Ryan. In early July, the Milwaukee Police Department acknowledged Raw Story’s questions about security protocol and costs for both GOP debate and Republican National Convention. ‘Great test …

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California burns as heat wave spreads across western U.S.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

California burns as heat wave spreads across western U.S.

LA Times  

Firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires across the state as Californians brace for triple-digit temperatures and a dangerous, prolonged heat wave that’s forecast to stretch into next week. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the Thompson fire on Wednesday, noting that it was threatening “structures, homes, critical infrastructure, and health and congregate care facilities.” “We are using every …

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RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that under the Right to Information Act, a Public information Officer has no authority to prefer an appeal against an order passed by the Appellate Authority, directing him to furnish information to an applicant under the Act. A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda has said, “There is no …

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[RTI Act] Second Appeal By PIO Maintainable Even If He Did Not File First Appeal U/S 19(1): Karnataka High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

[RTI Act] Second Appeal By PIO Maintainable Even If He Did Not File First Appeal U/S 19(1): Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the order passed by the Karnataka State Information Commissioner dismissing the second appeal filed by Public Information Officer, on the ground that the petitioner being the PIO cannot maintain the second appeal under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act. The counsel for the petitioner had contended that the second appeal under …

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Crews scramble to make progress against California wildfires
3 years, 2 months ago

Crews scramble to make progress against California wildfires

LA Times  

Flames consume a house near Old Oregon Trail as the Fawn fire burns north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Sep. 23. Friday was one of the most active days for the fire since it was sparked by a Sept. 9 lightning storm, said Mark Garrett, public information officer with the National Park Service. “That’s going to be there …

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Bobcat fire grows to 103,000 acres, making it one of L.A. County’s largest blazes ever
4 years, 3 months ago

Bobcat fire grows to 103,000 acres, making it one of L.A. County’s largest blazes ever

LA Times  

Los Angeles County firefighter Tommy Davis watches a water-dropping helicopter make a drop on the Bobcat fire as it continues to burn in the Angeles National Forest. California Photos: Bobcat fire rages in the Angeles National Forest Fears of a significant spread of the Bobcat fire dissipated as Santa Ana winds failed to materialize, but foothill communities remain on high …

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Caste And Privacy - A Note On Madras High Court Judgement
4 years, 3 months ago

Caste And Privacy - A Note On Madras High Court Judgement

Live Law  

The rejection of information about persons selected as per their caste of backward class is invalid when quotas are based on a caste, which was accepted as a social group in identifying backwardness. Caste and privacy The Public Information Officer of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission gave the detailed information sought for in respect of to but denied the …

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[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday directed the State Information Commissioner to initiate proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act. Kogje observed, "The Court is of the view that this is a fit case where the proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act needs to be initiated in view of non-compliance of the order …

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Public Information Officers Who Mechanically Reject RTI Applications Should Be Shown The Doors, Says Madras HC [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

Public Information Officers Who Mechanically Reject RTI Applications Should Be Shown The Doors, Says Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Public Information Officers who mechanically reject the RTI Applications should be shown the doors as they are unfit to hold the said post, said the Madras High Court recently.Justice S. Vaidyanathan observed thus while dismissing a writ petition filed by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission which sought to quash an order passed by Tamil Nadu Information Commission directing it to …

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Massive California wildfires expected to get worse as lightning, wind storms move in
4 years, 4 months ago

Massive California wildfires expected to get worse as lightning, wind storms move in

LA Times  

Firefighter Ian Johnson watches as an air tanker drops retardant to keep the River fire from reaching a home in Salinas. Mobile homes burn at Spanish Flat Mobile Villa as the LNU Lightning Complex fire tears through unincorporated Napa County. Seen in a long-exposure photograph, embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fire tears …

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