On a conspectus of the aforementioned authorities, it is evident that a clause for the forfeiture of earnest money is not penal in the ordinary sense, rendering Section 74 of the 1872 Act, ...

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday arrested an Assistant Town Planner (ATP) and a private architect in Phagwara for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. The arrests, officials said, were ...

The Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for failing to act against an illegal construction in Andheri, Mumbai. Despite complaints since ...

The Bombay High Court denied a 36-year-old divorcee's request for surrogacy, citing concerns about the commercialization of surrogacy and implications for child rights. The court suggested the case ...

The Bombay High Court has expressed serious concerns over the inadequate facilities, including the unavailability of wheelchairs, at airports across the country for senior citizens and differently ...

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition demanding stricter enforcement of live streaming and video recording of court hearings.The petition, filed by Bharat Bhushan Sharma, raised ...

Does the rule of law or the rule of muscle power prevail in the state, the Bombay High Court has asked while slamming the state-run city planning agency CIDCO for failing to act against illegal ...

The Bombay High Court, invoking 'parens patriae', appointed a daughter as the legal guardian of her 78-year-old mother diagnosed with severe dementia. The decision, based on a medical board's ...

Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, the Supreme Court issued an emergency order halting the Trump administration’s reported efforts to fly Venezuelan migrants to an El Salvador prison before they ...

representative image MUMBAI: Illegal constructions completely jeopardize the planned development of the city and drain existing resources, the Bombay High Court has said while ordering the civic body ...

In a case that could delve into the personal liabilities of the employees of a firm for goods and services tax (GST), the Bombay High Court ... the prima facie view of the Court was in favour ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Bombay High Court Registrar as to why a plea challenging a demolition notice issued by the Nashik Municipal Corporation against the ...