The #BombayHighCourt bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta & Justice Girish Kulkarni will hear a suo motu PIL taken up over #illegal constructions in #Mumbai and #Maharashtra.
The HC in the last hearing ordered a judicial enquiry into the building collapse on June 10, 2021 at Malwani in Malad where 12 persons including eight children had lost their lives. The report of the enquiry by Justice Devdhar is likely to be placed before the bench
CJ tells everyone that Justice Devadhar has sought extension of time till June 28 as vital information is yet to be given by authorities. Thus we keep it on June 29. Matter adjourned
Amicus Curiae and senior counsel Sharan Jagtiani submits a note on a legal issue of whether BMC has any role to take action against constructions on collector land.
Jagtiani: Let me submit it before Justice Devadhar, as that can be part of the report.
Jagtiani: I will prepare a detailed note on compliances of civic bodies to all the orders passed by the bench on earlier hearings.
Matter adjourned to 29 at 3.30 pm
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The #BombayHighCourt bench of CJ Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni is hearing a suo motu PIL on #COVID19 situation in #prisons across Maharashtra. The situation has improved a lot, state had told the HC on the last hearing.
AG Ashutosh Kumbhakoni gives latest figures to the bench.
Prisoners released: 2706
Prisoners on parole: 518
No increase in temporary prisons
Active cases in inmates: 20
Active cases among Staff: 26
Covid test conducted on inmates 80580 tests
Prof Vijay Raghavan from TISS: Documents suggest there is sufficient enhancement of the situation.
The Bombay High Court bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta & Justice Girish Kulkarni is hearing a PIL on #VaccinationFraud in #Mumbai.
The bench had asked #Maharashtra government and the .@mybmc to work out a policy on an urgent basis to keep a check on the 'fake' vaccination drives being carried out in various housing societies, production houses, colleges etc in the city, especially in the western suburbs.
The bench said that none can be allowed to play with lives of innocent citizens and ordered the Mumbai Police to submit a status report of the probe today
The #BombayHighCourt bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni is hearing a PIL on vaccination for homeless and mentally challenged people
Adv Sarosh Bharucha for petitioner: State has filed two short affidavits. They aren't taking care of the contentions and prayers made by us in our PIL.
J Kulkarni (after perusing the affidavit): The affidavit is extremely unsatisfactory. How can homeless people be expected to register online?
AGP Geeta Shastri: The homeless will have to come to the center and register
The #BombayHighCourt bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni is now hearing a PIL filed by on Siddharth Chandrashekar highlighting #vaccine#fraud in the city.
Advocate Anita Shekjat for petitioner: Despite state's claims that everyone would be vaccinated citizens are being victims of fraud. Points out that the state had said it would use Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) to spread awareness.
Adv Shekjat: But #ASHA workers are on strike.
J Kulkarni to BMC: Mr Sakhare, How did this fraud happened in Hiranandani society?
Senior counsel Anil Sakhare: Police has registered a case. The probe is on. One group has done the fraud at two places.
#BombayHighCourt bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni begins hearing a petition filed by .@DhrutiMKapadia seeking door-to-door vaccination. The state govt today is likely to respond whether it would allow door-to-door inoculation or not.
AGP Geeta Shastri for state - We need a week's time as the state task force has submitted the guidelines to the government yesterday. We need to take a decision on the same.
.@DhrutiMKapadia seeks copy of the guidelines.
CJ Datta points out that state has refused to serve the copy to anyone as of now.
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