In brief

Building damage: HC tells petitioner to approach civil court
The Bombay High Court on Friday disposed of a petition that alleged damage to a building due to Metro construction work. The HC held it is a writ court and cannot act like a trial court nor can decide the cause of the damage. The petitioners were directed to approach the civil court if they wished to pursue the matter. Dr Monica Matani,a Versova resident,had filed a PIL alleging the vibro-hammer used for Metro construction caused damage to her flat. Gautam Niwas Society later intervened in the case.

‘For VIP security,don’t use cops who escort undertrials’
Authorities should avoid diverting police force meant for escorting undertrials to court,the Bombay High Court said on Friday. Senior counsel S R Chitnis argued that many a time policemen on ‘escort’ duty are deputed to provide security to VIPs. Division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice V K Tahilramani observed that “policemen are deputed for VIP security resulting in inadequate staff for escorting prisoners to court… such a situation should be avoided,” the court said.

Jewellery shop burgled
Gold jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh was burgled from a jewellery shop in Ganesh Nagar on Thursday night. Senior police inspector D N Jadhav from Charkop police said,“The burglary took place at Monica Jewellers at Pooja Towers in Ganesh Nagar. The complainant,Kishan Rajput,had locked his shop on Wednesday night. The shop was closed on Thursday.

On Friday morning,when Rajput reached the shop,he saw two locks on his outer shutter door missing.”