 
											Mayura is Deputy Associate Editor and covers the state of Goa. She joined the Indian Express in 2011 and earlier reported from Mumbai and Delhi. She has covered beats including law, politics and administration. She was City Editor, Mumbai before she moved to Goa in 2021.
July 23, 2012 03:11 IST
A week after the Mumbai Police Crime Branch sought the appointment of lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor in the trial of the two accused of killing Bollywood starlet Laila Khan
Mon, Jul 23, 2012
July 23, 2012 02:10 IST
A week after the Mumbai Police Crime Branch sought the appointment of lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor in the trial of the two accused of killing Bollywood starlet Laila Khan and five of her family members,Khans father Nadir Patel on Saturday wrote to Home Minister R R Patil raising objections to his appointment.
Mon, Jul 23, 2012
July 16, 2012 02:48 IST
The state government may well be in breach of a Bombay High Court order that had awarded a compensation of Rs 17 lakh to the mother of Parbhani-based engineer Khwaja Yunus (27)  allegedly killed in police custody in 2002  and gave the government eight weeks to pay up.
Mon, Jul 16, 2012July 15, 2012 02:50 IST
To call Anant Joshi (42) a man of many hats would be an understatement he has 1,500 hats,the result of a hobby he started developing 35 years back.
Sun, Jul 15, 2012
July 12, 2012 03:03 IST
Donated at least thrice,starting at age 16; HC says flagrant violation
Thu, Jul 12, 2012July 12, 2012 00:07 IST
The family of Sushma Pandey was completely in the dark about the egg donations she made,despite she being under the minimum prescribed age of 21,at a fertility hospital between February 2009 and August 2010
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
July 06, 2012 05:10 IST
The powers of the police to act against drunk drivers are mired in a battle of technicalities.
Fri, Jul 06, 2012July 02, 2012 04:11 IST
The Bombay High Court on Sunday said the pendency of cases in courts across Maharashtra has been brought down by 50.60 lakh cases over the past two years.
Mon, Jul 02, 2012June 21, 2012 00:12 IST
The construction of Mumbais tallest residential tower,the 56-storey Palais Royale in Worli,could be in trouble if allegations made in a public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court are proved.
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
June 18, 2012 01:39 IST
The setting up of D Y Patil Pranjali International School (DYPPIS) at Malabar Hill has hit a roadblock with residents moving the Bombay High Court against the construction of the school in the high-security area that is home to the Deputy Chief Minister,education and public works ministers,the Chief Justice and other judges of the Bombay High Court.
Mon, Jun 18, 2012June 13, 2012 00:18 IST
A PIL filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday has taken exception to former judges practising in the same court after resigning from the post.
Wed, Jun 13, 2012May 29, 2012 03:37 IST
As correspondence between India and the US go back and forth over the possible deportation of Kolkata-born Kairi Abha Shepherd (30),whose adoptive American mother allegedly failed to complete her citizenship formalities 30 years ago,Jennifer Haynes (30),who landed in Mumbai after deportation has urged External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to intervene in her own case and reunite her with family in the US.
Tue, May 29, 2012May 25, 2012 01:13 IST
A vacation bench of the High Court is likely to hear the petition on Friday,said IPGs lawyer Jamshed Mistry.
Fri, May 25, 2012May 13, 2012 02:01 IST
Building homes for a rapidly dwindling species from Mumbai is 32-year-old Pramod Manes passion.
Sun, May 13, 2012April 30, 2012 00:01 IST
Accepting that the norms for premature release from prison cannot be the same for life convicts in cases of terrorism and those in other offences,the Bombay High Court recently rejected a petition filed by Mohammed Salim Shaikh.
Mon, Apr 30, 2012April 27, 2012 03:48 IST
The appeal was filed by Adnan's father Aslam Patrawala on April 15,ahead of the state government that was left red-faced after the trial court found no substance in the case of the Mumbai police against the four accused in the case.
Fri, Apr 27, 2012April 27, 2012 01:32 IST
The Bombay High Court last week asked the state government to seek information from the Missing Persons Bureau and initiate action to trace Arness mother,who is believed to have surrendered her when she was two days old at the Shraddhanand Mahilashram in Matunga.
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
April 27, 2012 01:27 IST
Was given up at Matugna mahilashram when she was two days old
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
April 26, 2012 00:00 IST
The Bombay High Court has paved the way for the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority to carry out redevelopment of Dharavi Sector 5,but the state government would have to struggle to find a way of evicting 63 per cent slumdwellers who have been found ineligible for rehabilitation under the ambitious Dharavi Redevelopment Project.
Thu, Apr 26, 2012April 16, 2012 03:18 IST
A public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court has sought a ban on ministers heading sports associations and spending office hours for their party work.
Mon, Apr 16, 2012April 16, 2012 02:56 IST
A public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court has sought a ban on ministers heading sports associations and spending office hours for party work
Mon, Apr 16, 2012April 14, 2012 03:03 IST
Husbands who do not maintain their wives cannot seek restitution of conjugal rights unless they can themselves perform their marital duties,the Bombay High Court has said.
Sat, Apr 14, 2012
April 12, 2012 03:12 IST
The police had come looking for him without knowing his name or what he looked like
Thu, Apr 12, 2012March 15, 2012 03:22 IST
In an observation that is expected to spell trouble for Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar,the Bombay High Court said that the alleged Rs 777-crore Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd
Thu, Mar 15, 2012March 09, 2012 02:29 IST
Granting relief to MV Nordlake  the merchant vessel that collided with the INS Vindhyagiri on January 30,2011 leading to a fire on the Indian warship  the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that in a suit for the release of an arrested vessel,an admiralty court cannot ask the vessel-owner to deposit a sum higher than the cost of the arrested vessel as security in court,if the damages sought are greater.
Fri, Mar 09, 2012



