CITIZENS' ISSUES


Just like the toll plaza that we pay irrespective of the bad condition of roads and other services on expressways, property tax has to be promptly paid by citizens irrespective of pathetic civic amenities, Pune being a sterling example.   Questioning the reason why she must pay property tax...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 29 April 2025
The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked there was nothing wrong in the country using a spyware for its security but allegations of it being used against private individuals will be looked at.    The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing petitions alleging use of Pegasus...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 29 April 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for the inordinate delay in framing a statutory scheme for providing cashless treatment to motor accident victims during the golden hour - the first critical hour where medical help is...

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Anuj Behal (IndiaSpend) 29 April 2025
Each evening, as daylight fades behind the rising mounds of the Bhalswa landfill, 26-year-old Paro leaves behind the mohalla’s evening chatter and hurries back to her one-room home in Shraddhanand Colony, north-west Delhi.   She quickly ties her dupatta, lights the stove, and begins rolling...

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Jency Samuel (IndiaSpend) 28 April 2025
When Chennai resident Anand Raj and his two siblings decided to construct a three-storeyed home, with an apartment per floor for each sibling, some of their decisions centred around water.   For one, their plot is in the outskirts of the city, with no municipal water and sewage connection....

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 April 2025
Eight-year-old Shivam Jadhav’s life changed forever when a tractor accidentally reversed over him in a sugarcane field. His story is one of many devastating accounts featured in a landmark report by the Nina Foundation, which reveals that a staggering 85% of spinal cord injuries (SCI) in India...

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Ummar Jamal (Bar  and   Bench) 23 April 2025
The Supreme Court has ordered all High Courts to issue directions to tribunals handling motor accident cases and labour cases to initiate a massive drive to trace beneficiaries of compensation awards remaining unclaimed in such tribunals (In re: Compensation amounts deposited with Motor...

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Nearly 40 years ago, the Institute of Management Consultants of India (IMCI) decided that its members must do something significant, as a service to the country. Some of India’s best management consultants and consulting firms were members of the Institute. They have a large resource of...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 16 April 2025
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the use of Urdu on the nameboard of a municipal council in Maharashtra (Mrs. Varshatai W/o Sh. Sanjay Bagade vs. State Of Maharashtra).    A Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran said that Urdu and Marathi have the same status under the...

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Sahyaja MS (Bar  and   Bench) 14 April 2025
The Bombay High Court recently directed the Maharashtra government to formulate and place on record a clear policy to address the growing problem of vehicles seized by the police and dumped or parked at public places particularly around police stations in Mumbai (Marathon Maxima Co.Op. Housing...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 April 2025
Responding to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed to call for sustainable or carrying-capacity-based development in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court (HC) issued notices to the Maharashtra government, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 April 2025
Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), including Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), DMK, CPI(M), and Samajwadi Party, have collectively demanded the immediate repeal of a controversial clause in the recently enacted Digital Personal Data Protection Act, warning it...

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There are 121 private and charitable hospitals in Pune which are on the panel of the contributory medical assistance scheme under the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s health department and Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital is one of them. Hence, the health department of the PMC is bound by the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 April 2025
The Jharkhand High Court has issued strong directions to the Jharkhand staff selection commission (JSSC), demanding a clear timeline for appointing 26,000 school teachers as the state grapples with one of the worst teacher shortages in the country.   The directive came during a hearing on a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 April 2025
In a significant boost for pedestrian rights, the Bombay High Court has delivered a stern rebuke to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), directing it to uphold its statutory obligations to ensure safe and obstruction-free footpaths in the city. The order comes in response to a public interest...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 April 2025
As many as 609 private hospitals have decided to voluntarily opt out of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), citing various reasons, including delays in settlement of claims and low package rates, the Union government says. Gujarat tops the list with 233 private...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 April 2025
The India meteorological department (IMD) has forecasted above-normal temperatures across most parts of India from April to June 2025, warning of increased heatwave days. The seasonal outlook indicates that most regions, except for certain areas in west peninsular India and parts of...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 March 2025
Following reports about severe issues, including financial death due to multiple issues with Aadhaar cards and non-availability of Aadhaar seva kendras (ASKs), the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) is planning to increase the number of ASKs to 470 from 88.   According to a...

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Bar  and   Bench 28 March 2025
The Supreme Court of India on Friday delivered a landmark verdict on the protection of free speech in India as it quashed a Gujarat Police case against Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Imran Pratapgarhi over a poem uploaded by him on social media.   The bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 March 2025
The Union ministry of finance (MoF) has clarified that income-tax (I-T) officials will not have direct access to personal emails, social media accounts and bank details of taxpayers. However, in cases of search and seizure operations, authorised officers may gain access to electronic records if...

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