‘Prenups essential but not possible without UCC’ | Mumbai News

The talk was on the need for recognition, regulation, and enforcement of prenuptial agreements in India’s emerging legal landscape Mumbai: Speakers from across the spectrum on Tuesday spoke up for a regulated framework on prenuptial agreements and warned against myopic views on women’s protection.Retired Supreme Court Justice Jasti Chelameswar was unambiguous on the core legal…

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Lookout notice issued against BMC official accused of cheating actor’s family of Rs 16.2 cr | Mumbai News

Ahmed AliMumbai: The Mumbai crime branch has issued a lookout notice against suspended BMC assistant municipal commissioner Mahesh Patil, an accused in the Rs 16.24 crore cheating case lodged by actor Javed Jaffrey’s family.Crime branch officials issued the lookout notice earlier this month amid concerns that Patil might leave the country.The crime branch’s property cell…

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No bail for man accused of raping model; Thane court refuses to entertain ‘compromise’ affidavit by survivor | Mumbai News

Thane: The sessions court in Thane has rejected the bail application of a 27-year-old man accused of raping a model and refused to entertain a “compromise” affidavit submitted by the survivor to save her imminent marriage, noting the offence is not compoundable, and the investigation is underway.The copy of the order, passed by additional sessions…

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Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh seeks release of report of Chandiwal Commission which probed allegations against him | Mumbai News

Mumbai: NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday requested Maharashtra Governor to direct the state government to make public the final report of the Chandiwal Commission which probed the allegations levelled against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.In a letter to governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Deshmukh, a former state home minister, said…

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BEST unions to go on strike from June 19, demanding better pay, 5000 BEST owned buses, merger of BEST with BMC budgets | Mumbai News

The union has multiple demands Mumbai: BEST Sanyukt Kamgar Kruti Samiti , at a media conference on Tuesday, has issued an ultimatum to the BEST management with the threat of a strike of staffers, including those operating buses, from June 19. The union leaders said civic administration must deliver a comprehensive settlement of long-pending demands…

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