Mumbai: Observing that the object of the Juvenile Justice Act is reformative and not retributive, and that detention of a child is to be resorted to only when the statutory conditions are clearly satisfied, a special court for children on Monday overturned a previous order denying bail to three minors accused of assault. As regards…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has directed the state government to refund Rs 3 lakh in stamp duty to a homebuyer who had mistakenly paid the amount under an incorrect stamp duty head. The petitioner represented by advocate Charanjeet Singh Chandrapal had purchased electronic stamps in March 2018 for registering a flat purchase agreement. However,…
Mumbai: Nearly 1,200km away from their home state, Tamils in Mumbai were surprised as the victory of a rank newcomer—film star ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay, the founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)—shook the political ground beneath the feet of established parties like DMK and AIADMK. They attributed the churn to youth seeking change as well as overall…
Mumbai: Holding the case to be an example of ego clashes and a young victim’s fight against corruption, a special court on Monday convicted and sentenced a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) to one-year jail for his “sole intention to insult the modesty” of a 17-year-old girl after he publicly shamed her in 2017 by claiming…
Mumbai: A 34-year-labourer engaged by the BMC to clean streets was killed in a freak accident in Wadala after a metal ring from the tyre of a moving towing van burst and the hubcap flew off and struck him in the neck, said the police.The deceased, identified as Shailu Maruti, was an orphan.According to the…
Mumbai: In a relief, 17 years on, to parents who lost their son to a fall from a crowded Mumbai local near Jogeshwari station in June 2009, Bombay high court on Monday directed Western Railway to shell out Rs 4 lakh at 6% yearly interest since the accident, with a cap at Rs 8 lakh….
Mumbai: Mangala Popat Thoke (68), fondly called “Aaji” by her classmates, has cleared her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination with 60% marks—turning a lifelong aspiration into reality. A resident of Vikhroli, Thoke says returning to school was not a sudden decision, but the culmination of a dream that had lingered for decades.“It was always at…
Mumbai: More than a week after a family of four died in Bhendi Bazaar’s Pydhonie, top officials at Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories (DFSL) suspect three possible causes of death: bacterial contamination, fungal growth, and organic or inorganic toxins.“We are still not convinced that this wasn’t a case of fungal or bacterial contamination,” said a…
Mumbai: A magistrate court on Monday sent two accused in the suspected drug overdose deaths case from judicial custody back to police custody till May 8.Vanrai police had requested the custody of Ayush Sahitya and Vineet Gerelani to quiz them jointly with key accused Mahesh Khemlani, who was arrested on May 1. Police suspect Khemlani…
Mumbai: The state transport department on Monday suspended motor vehicle inspector Sachin Patil for negligence while on duty for giving his e-challan machine to a vehicle driver and ordering him to take photographs of other vehicles violating traffic rules. Officials said the incident occurred in May last year when Patil’s video had gone viral. In…
