Reports had streamed in of the Mistry family being miffed with the Tata Group after Cyrus Mistry was unceremoniously sacked as the chairman of Tata Sons. It was reported that the Mistry-owned Shapoorji Pallonji group would probably take the Tata’s to court. Taking prior cognizance, the Tatas have filed caveats[Read More…]
Tag: Bombay High Court
Finally! Haji Ali Shrine to give women complete access in 4 weeks
The trust governing the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai informed the Supreme Court on Monday that women will have access to the inner sanctum of the shrine. The trust that governs the mosque said it will allow women to enter what has been the men-only inner sanctum or core area[Read More…]
Why is Sadhvi Pragya still in jail asks Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has asked how Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who was arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case could be kept in prison when the prosecuting agency had said there was no case against her. The court asked the NIA to submit a compilation of all the previous[Read More…]
Age no bar! 12-year-old school kid plans protest against heavy bags
Protests by adults is passe now, a school kid in Nagpur will lead an agitation in Chandrapur near Nagpur in Maharashtra on October 2 to protest heavy school bags. Rugved Raikwar, who studies in Vidyaniketan School in Chandrapur, plans to hold a sit-in to draw the attention of the state[Read More…]
Rajasthan Royals, CSK refunded 30 per cent of franchise fees by BCCI
BCCI on Thursday refunded 30 per cent of franchise fees paid for IPL 2016 by suspended franchises, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, amounting to Rs 11.4 crore and 8.4 crore respectively. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd, that owns and operates the southern franchise, was last month refunded the first[Read More…]
Mallya flew away just like the ‘Kingfisher’ bird, says Bombay HC
Taking a sly dig on Vijay Mallya, the Bombay High Court on Monday observed that the businessman aptly named his company ‘Kingfisher’, as like the bird of the same name he too flew away without bothering about boundaries. The remark was made by a division bench of Justices SC Dharmadhikari[Read More…]
Women to now enter the inner sanctum of Haji Ali, rules Bombay HC
In a landmark judgement, the Bombay high court on Friday struck down a ban on the entry of women into the inner sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah. This verdict is a welcome move in a country where female worshippers are still barred in most religious places. However, women cannot[Read More…]
Bombay, Madras High Courts to undergo change of names
The Bombay and the Madras high courts will soon have names coinciding with the cities of Mumbai and Chennai respectively. The union cabinet on Tuesday has approved a Law Ministry proposal to change the names of these two courts through an Act of Parliament. Such demands to rename the courts[Read More…]
Bombay, Madras High Courts to use new city names
The Law Ministry has proposed a Bill over changing the names of High Courts including Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, as per the present names of the cities “Mumbai” and “Chennai”. The mentioned cities changed from their colonial names to the new ones in the ‘90s, but the high courts had[Read More…]