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The HC had observed that if "a right of a person to move freely" is threatened, it "would certainly amount to violation of their fundamental rights"

Iron rod from metro bridge pierces man's head: Bombay HC seeks swift action on high-rise safety across Maharashtra

August 07, 2025 11:33 pm

The Court directed the BMC to provide guidelines of the expert committee for state government's consideration and several planning authorities can implement the same across Maharashtra.

Prevent waterlogging at KEM Hospital in future, Bombay HC tells BMC, state govt

May 30, 2025 12:08 pm

Advocate Mohit Khanna had produced news reports related to waterlogging at KEM Hospital before the Bombay High Court, seeking directions to the BMC.

The Supreme Court bench said that it was not looking into the “suitability” of the petitioners for elevation. (Express file photo by Amit Mehra)

Judges’ elevation should not be individual decision, HC Collegium must decide collectively: Supreme Court

September 07, 2024 3:17 am

The SC said: “It is well-settled that the Supreme Court Collegium does not sit in appeal over the High Court Collegium. It is a participatory process where each of the Constitutional functionaries have a role to play."

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HC quashes FIR filed for domestic violence by woman against elderly parents-in-law

November 10, 2023 12:27 am

The HC said the investigation was 'biased, mala fide' and in ‘gross abuse of process of law' and it was a fit case to quash the proceedings against the petitioners.

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HC asks state to give smartphones with Poshan tracker app to Anganwadi workers

April 21, 2023 1:26 am

The court said the state government's submission – that minimum six months are required for the entire process of purchase and delivery of nearly 1.3 lakh smartphones at Anganwadi level – was "entirely unacceptable."

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'No resolution in sight': HC initiates suo motu plea to protect tenants affected by halted redevelopment of cessed property in South Mumbai

January 23, 2023 5:05 pm

The court said such “old housing societies which are like communities occupied by middle or lower-income groups exist throughout the city” and questioned if private developers are roped in merely for profits.