Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court with a defamation suit against alleged AI-generated deepfake videos and misleading social media posts linking him and his family to the Centre’s E20 ethanol blending policy.The High Court has admitted the petition and scheduled a hearing on Gadkari’s plea seeking interim relief. The plea has sought injunction against the circulation of the disputed content.Gadkari has made soc…
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed a Mumbai-based developer to execute a Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement (PAAA) and hand over possession of three flats to an occupant of a redeveloped cessed building within two months, holding that the developer could not resile from its contractual and statutory obligations after obtaining vacant possession of the old premises for redevelopment. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran set aside a Bombay…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Examination paper scams have long plagued India’s education and recruitment systems across governments and political eras, undermining public trust in examinations and leaving millions of students in limbo. While successive governments have announced measures to curb the menace, the rate of convictions has remained negligible, with trials dragging on for years. State‑level recruitment examinations have also been repeatedly marred by leaks. Investigations reveal a ne…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The High Court of England and Wales has ordered businessman Raj Kundra to repay $4.94 million to Emerging Media Ventures (EMV) and permanently restrained him from pursuing legal proceedings in India over his former shareholding in IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, handing a major legal victory to the investment firm.The ruling comes months after EMV and its shareholders completed the sale of a controlling stake in Rajasthan Royals to a consortium led by billionaire Lakshm…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) In a blow to Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) corporator Ramesh Mhatre, the Bombay High Court on Saturday cancelled the bail granted to him in a case related to alleged assault on three doctors in a civic hospital in Kalyan earlier this month, directing him to surrender before police on Sunday. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge took suo motu cognisance of the Magistrate’s order that granted bail to Mhatre and expressed surprise over the relief grant…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) In a major push to expedite the long-delayed redevelopment of old and dilapidated cessed buildings in Mumbai, the state government has passed an amendment bill to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act (MHADA Act). The state legislature approved the bill. This amendment aims to resolve the legal ambiguities that had prompted the Bombay High Court to stay the implementation of Section 79A.Under the new provisions, the controversial term “Competent Authority” has b…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Maharashtra’s State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Monday advised private establishments in Mumbai to allow employees to work from home wherever possible and directed non-essential government offices to function for only half a day, as heavy rainfall continued to batter the state amid a red alert.The SDMA further stated, “A Red/Orange alert has been issued for some districts in the Konkan/coastal areas during 6-7 July. Avoid unnecessary travel, roads under water,…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday clarified that the passport has never been proof of citizenship, after a controversy erupted on the issue a day before.It said this position has been there since the Passport Act came into force. It is not that it was decided in the last 12 years.The ministry said a passport is mainly a travel document, and its legal status has remained unchanged for many years.The issue gained attention after an MEA official said at a Passpo…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said it will challenge before the Bombay High Court the acquittal of all accused in the high-profile murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver.A special CBI court in Mumbai acquitted all the accused, including former Maharashtra Home Minister and ex-NCP MP Padamsinh Bajirao Patil, citing a lack of reliable evidence and extending the benefit of doubt to the accused.Pawanraje Nimbalkar, a prominent…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Bringing the curtains down on one of Maharashtra’s longest-running and most politically sensitive criminal cases, a special CBI court in Mumbai on Saturday acquitted all eight accused in the 2006 murder of senior Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver Samad Abdul Wahid Kazi, citing lack of evidence.Among those acquitted was former Maharashtra Home Minister and ex-NCP MP Padamsinh Patil, 86, who was alleged by the CBI to be the key conspirator behind the killing…