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HC directs BMC to explain 'high-handed' Malad demolition

India, May 12 -- The Bombay High Court has rapped the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for demolishing a building in Malad West in an "extremely high-handed manner", without following the due ... Read More


HC raps cops over midnight razing of Dadar press in 2016

India, May 12 -- The Bombay High Court has expressed "shock" over the 2016 midnight demolition of the historic Buddha Bhushan printing press in Dadar, observing that the "evident inaction" of the Mumb... Read More


HC raps police over demolition of Ambedkar's press in 2016

MUMBAI, May 12 -- The Bombay High Court has expressed "shock" over the 2016 midnight demolition of the historic Buddha Bhushan printing press in Dadar, founded by Dr BR Ambedkar, observing that the "e... Read More


HC slams razing of Ambedkar's press in 2016

MUMBAI, May 12 -- The Bombay High Court has expressed "shock" over the 2016 midnight demolition of the historic Buddha Bhushan printing press in Dadar, founded by Dr BR Ambedkar, observing that the "e... Read More


Explain how Malad structure was razed without due process, says HC

MUMBAI, May 12 -- The Bombay High Court has rapped the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for demolishing a building in Malad West in an "extremely high-handed manner", without following the due... Read More


HC orders performance audit of 1971 Slum Act, seeks roadmap for slum-free Mumbai

India, May 9 -- The Bombay high court on Friday directed the state government to set up an expert committee within four weeks to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvemen... Read More


HC denies bail to accused in Baba Siddique murder case

India, May 9 -- The Bombay High Court has denied bail to Chetan Dilip Paradhi, an accused in the murder of former minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ziauddin Abdul Rahim, also known ... Read More


HC flags poor slum planning, orders audit

MUMBAI, May 9 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the state government to set up an expert committee within four weeks to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improveme... Read More


HC denies bail to accused in Baba Siddique murder case

MUMBAI, May 9 -- The Bombay High Court has denied bail to Chetan Dilip Paradhi, an accused in the murder of former minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ziauddin Abdul Rahim, also known... Read More


HC tells state, BMC to issue ID cards to authorised hawkers

India, May 7 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra government to print identification cards for authorised hawkers, saying fun... Read More