Bombay High Court
Soon, Aadhar cards will be linked with the ration cards as suggested by the Bombay High Court to the state government to keep a check on fake and duplicate ration cards. Since there had been many cases of bogus ration cards in last two years, an approach has been advised by two Judges of Bombay [...] Continue Reading »
The state government told the Bombay High Court that no autos or taxis in Mumbai without e-meters will be allowed from March 1, 2013. Earlier the court approved a deadline of March 31, 2013 for autos and April 30, 2013 for taxis. However, the state government said that they are planning to pre-pone the [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- Sandhu Palace, the tallest tower on Pali Hill, which is supposed to be the most expensive controversial residential building of Bandra, is up for sale. In October, Sandhu Developers, has put the property for sale at a price of $147 million, or around Rs 800 crore. More than Rs 60,000 per sq ft, was being [...] Continue Reading »
A bunch of petitions were dismissed by the Bombay High Court as the petitions challenged the state government’s decision to levy the builders with a 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on buildings which were under construction from 2006 to 2010. This rule was declared a day before the tax payment deadline. Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud and Justice Rajesh [...] Continue Reading »
Oshiwara residents organisation has approached the Bombay high court demanding the allotment of two plots, one of which is the only open space in the area. Both the plots are reserved as one for a playground and a the other, a municipal school. The division bench of chief justice Mohit Shah and Justice Niteen Jamdar [...] Continue Reading »
The demolition drive in Pimpri Chinchwad is significant as it has continued despite stiff opposition. A whopping 1.1 lakh constructions were found to be unauthorised and its owners have been sent notices by the civic administration in the last four months. To start with, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to raze constructions [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) has challenged a Bombay High Court (HC) verdict asking it to pay an amount of Rs 50 crore as collective bonus to 40,000 employees. The BMC has been arguing that it has no responsibility to pay bonus as employees had struck work last year. The BMC employees had gone to strike last [...] Continue Reading »
In the ongoing tussle, the Bombay high court has settled a long-pending property tax row in favour of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The court ruled that the civic body can fix property tax on the building based on the actual rent charged. The verdict is the latest in the saga of tax tussle between [...] Continue Reading »
A public interest litigation (PIL) filed last month by a social activist has grabbed attention in Mumbai. The Mumbai resident moved the Bombay high court over 4,400 leases executed by the BMC, through which nearly 6.48 crore square feet of the city was leased to private entities. The PIL states that most of the land [...] Continue Reading »
In an arbitration petition filed by Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) for recovery of a Rs 101 crore loan, the Bombay High Court has restrained DCHL from selling or disposing of its building in Lower Parel area of Central Mumbai. The High Court also ordered attachment of six accounts of DCHL in [...] Continue Reading »
