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Ayesha Arvind

Ayesha Arvind is a Senior Assistant Editor, specialising in legal and judicial reportage. She tracks high courts and tribunals, bringing key legal developments and their broader impact to the forefront.

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Bombay high court asks state to submit forensic report on tampering of EVMs by July 4

Mumbai city news: Justice Bhatkar had asked for the EVMs used at the two booths be sent to the CFSL.

Chhajed had moved court saying that he had received fewer votes than expected from booth numbers 185, and 242 in his constituency.(HT)

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Updated on Jun 21, 2017 12:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay high court asks for charge sheet in BMC desilting scam in four weeks

Mumbai city news: The court denied the EOW’s request for additional time to file the charge sheet saying that an FIR had been filed in the case over a year ago and both the EOW and the civic body had already taken much time to identify the culprits involved in the scam.

In an affidavit filed in HC on Tuesday, the EOW had said that they were still probing the “roles and responsibilities of BMC engineers in the case” and that the probe was of a “technical nature.”(HT)

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Updated on Jun 20, 2017 11:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Ensure mangroves near Mumbai are not cut without court nod: Bombay HC to forest department

Mumbai city news: Activists alleged that mangroves had not merely been trimmed but cleared.

The Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation said the mangroves were their work of clearing sludge and debris.(HT FILE)

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Updated on Jul 12, 2017 12:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Consider making maths optional in Class 10 exam, Bombay HC tells boards

Mumbai city news: The high court observed that several students drop out of schools after Class 10 as they can’t clear maths, language papers

The bench was hearing a petition filed by psychiatrist Harish Shetty on the need for education boards to assist school students suffering from learning disabilities.(File photo)

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Updated on Jun 20, 2017 01:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Jiah Khan suicide case: High court stays trial after CBI opposes prosecutor’s appointment

Mumbai city news: The court ordered the advocate-general to present himself at the next hearing to explain if the government can appoint a special prosecutor in a case where the prosecuting agency is the CBI

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Published on Jun 19, 2017 10:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind

Bombay high court allows metro rail to cut 108 mangrove trees for BKC station

Mumbai city news: The Bombay high court directed that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited to replant and replace the trees.

On the previous hearing, Justice Kanade had advised green activist opposing the metro project to be “pragmatic.”

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Updated on Jun 30, 2017 08:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Ban sale of liquor on case-by-case basis, Bombay high court tells Maharashtra government

Mumbai city news: A bench directed the secretary of the public works department (roads) and the commissioner, state excise department, to consider the applications of affected establishments.

The court was hearing pleas filed by liquor vendors and restaurant owners, terming the state’s implementation of the ban “arbitrary”.(HT)

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Updated on Jun 13, 2017 09:58 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Why was Sanjay Dutt released early? Bombay HC asks Maharashtra govt

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail for possession of arms in connection with the 1993 serial blasts case.

Actor Sanjay Dutt during filmmaker Karan Johar`s 45th birthday celebration party in Mumbai.(IANS File)

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Updated on Jun 13, 2017 12:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByAyesha Arvind

Sanjay Dutt was out on parole half the time, why did govt still release him early: Bombay HC

Mumbai city news: Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail for his role in the 1993 blasts case

The court wanted to know how the authorities determined that Dutt’s conduct was “good” if he had not been in jail half the time.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 16, 2017 07:15 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay high court asks Maharashtra government to respond to minor’s plea to abort 26-week foetus

Mumbai city news: A Pune resident claimed that his daughter was abducted and raped repeatedly by her neighbour when she was 17.

The petitioner also sought monetary compensation for her on the grounds that the police’s investigation was inefficient since it took them over eight months to find the girl and the accused.(HT)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2017 12:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay high court says city needs the metro, advises residents to be pragmatic

Mumbai city news: The court said the Metro was “very important” considering the worsening traffic situation in the city

Justice Kanade said the city should have developed a metro network “30 years ago.”(HT)

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Published on Jun 09, 2017 01:08 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Don’t oppose cutting of trees, Mumbai Metro should have been built 30 years ago: HC

Mumbai city news: The bench of justices said that the Metro was ‘important’ considering the worsening traffic situation in the city.

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Updated on Jun 09, 2017 12:20 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

‘Sex and drugs cult’: Bombay high court gives cops more time to investigate

Mumbai city news: The court was hearing a plea filed by a couple from Malad, who claimed that their two daughters had been trapped by the cult

The state told the court that while the prime accused, and alleged leader of the group, Sunil Kulkarni, was in judicial custody, efforts were on to arrest Kulkarni’s co-accused.(HT file photo)

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Updated on Jun 08, 2017 09:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

HC wants Maharashtra minister be made party in plea alleging misuse of office

Mumbai city news: The plea states that an eatery in BKC, managed by the kin of a principal secretary serving in the Maharashtra government, was protected by minister of state for home Ranjit Patil

The court was hearing a plea filed by activist Pravin Wategaonkar, alleging Patil had stayed the demolition of illegal portions of a food court in BKC even though the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act does not have any provisions for granting such stay.(HT photo)

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Updated on Jun 08, 2017 12:53 AM IST

Himdustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

HC asks Maharashtra CID to probe allegations of human trafficking against Pune police

Mumbai city news: At the last hearing, the court had appointed senior counsel Mihir Desai as the amicus curiae to assist the court in the matter

The plea also claimed these officers were asked to investigate the case and that the victims, who were taken to a state-run home, had gone missing.(HT photo)

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Updated on Jun 08, 2017 12:46 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay HC allows some Pune clubs near highways to serve liquor

Court also directed the state government and Pune administration to submit details on the basis of which they had identified establishments that needed to be shut down.

The petitioners, the Residency club, the Poona club, the Ladies club, and Dorabjee and Co.(the store) said that the excise department notice issued on May 18 this year, asking them to close down, was erroneous.(HT)

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Updated on Jun 07, 2017 04:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind

Ola, Uber drivers in Mumbai move high court against Maharashtra’s new City Taxi Rules

Mumbai city news: The petitioners claimed, they would have to shell out Rs25,000 for vehicles with engine capacity below 1400 cc and Rs2.6 lakh for those with 1400 cc capacity. This is “more than 10 times of what the drivers of black and yellow taxis have to pay” for their permits.

The petitioners’ main complaint is that the new rules do not allow app-based cabs to ply on national tourist permits.(HT file photo)

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Updated on Jun 07, 2017 12:14 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Maharashtra urges HC to vacate stay imposed for increasing FSI for new buildings in Navi Mumbai

Mumbai city news: The court had taken note of a PIL filed by a Thane resident claiming the development of such high-rises without any assessment of their impact on the already crumbling infrastructure in the city must not be permitted.

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Updated on Jun 20, 2017 10:47 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

21 years on, Maharashtra yet to clear Fifth Pay Commission dues of khadi staff

Mumbai city news: The Bombay high court ruled that the government cannot discriminate against its employees using the profit-loss argument.

In the high court, the state argued that the cabinet was to decide whether these employees “deserve” the Fifth Pay Commission benefits(HT)

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Updated on Jun 04, 2017 01:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Liquor ban on highways: Bombay high court refuses to let bars, permit rooms reopen

Mumbai city news: Bar and permit room owners had approached the HC against the Supreme Court’s ban on the sale of liquor near highways

They claimed that the SC order did not put a blanket ban on such businesses(FOR REPRESENTATION)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2017 07:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay high court restricts civic body, police from taking action against 200 hawkers at Musafirkhana

Mumbai city news: The hawkers, most of whom have been selling fabric and cutlery in the area for generations, had approached a vacation bench of the court challenging a demolition order issued by the Lokayukta’s office in January

On January 31, the Lokayukta initiated a suo moto inquiry and ordered the police to initiate against the stalls saying that the owners had illegally extended their shops and encroached upon footpaths on either side of the roads, which obstructed traffic in the area.(HT)

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Published on May 30, 2017 12:03 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay HC refuses to stop MMRCL from cutting trees for Mumbai Metro-3

Mumbai city news: The court was hearing a bunch of pleas filed by residents claiming the authorities were illegally hacking trees

Residents have been climbing trees to stop them from being cut for Metro-3.(HT)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2017 10:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Haji Ali dargah’s earnings from mobile towers: Mumbai court tells state to maintain status quo

Mumbai city news: The high court restrained the state from taking any coercive action against the trust over revenue from mobile towers on its premises

The trust had moved court on Wednesday morning, seeking a stay on a notice that the collector issued to it earlier this month, asking it to cough up Rs1.88 crore, 50% of the revenue that it had generated from mobile towers.(HT)

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Updated on May 25, 2017 09:29 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Trees cut illegally for Mumbai Metro-3? Bombay high court asks MMRCL to respond to plea

Mumbai city news: A resident, Kunal Birwadkar, alleged that the MMRCL and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation were illegally felling trees

More than 5,000 trees are proposed to be cut across south Mumbai to accommodate the Seepz-Colaba Metro-3 project.(HT)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2017 10:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay high court restrains Mumbai civic body from demolishing Fashion Street stalls

MUMBAI CITY NEWS: The court was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by several stall owners from Fashion Street, asking it to intervene on a notice issued to them by the corporation on May 20, this year.

The court also issued a notice to the BMC seeking a reply.(HT)

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Updated on May 30, 2017 12:03 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay HC extends bail for actor convicted for conspiring to kill Madhur Bhandarkar

Mumbai city news: In 2004, model Preeti Jain accused film-maker Madhur Bhandarkar of raping her 16 times

On April 28 this year, a trial court had found model Preeti Jain and two others guilty of conspiring to kill Bhandarkar.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on May 22, 2017 04:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Bombay high court allows disqualified corporator to re-contest the Bhiwandi municipal polls

According to rules, Nooruddin Nizamuddin Ansari was not supposed to re-contesting for the next six years.

A bench led by Justice KK Tated granted relief to Ansari, who had filed his nomination as the Samajwadi Party candidate in the upcoming elections at Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation.(HT)

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Updated on May 23, 2017 08:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan-Malaika Arora divorced after 17 years of marriage, no alimony sought

Shortly before announcing their separation, Malaika moved out of the house she shared with Arbaaz and took her son, Arhaan, along with her.

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan arrive to attend Justin Bieber’s concert on Wednesday, a day before they divorced.(AFP)

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Updated on May 11, 2017 05:11 PM IST

Mumbai | ByAyesha Arvind

Bombay HC denies bail to Mumbai man booked for assaulting police officer

Shaikh was arrested in November 2016 while he was engaged in a violent tussle on the streets with three other persons.

The court held that “preventing a public servant from performing his lawful duty was a heinous crime in itself and deserved no leniency.”(HT File)

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Published on May 11, 2017 11:51 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

Mumbai man seeks divorce from ‘psychologically impotent’ wife, HC says marriage consummated

Bombay high court said the parties asking for a divorce must prove they were “treated with such cruelty by their partners”.

The matter came to the HC bench, after the wife challenged the family court order.(HT File)

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Updated on May 10, 2017 02:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAyesha Arvind, Mumbai

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Ayesha Arvind

Ayesha Arvind is a Senior Assistant Editor, specialising in legal and judicial reportage. She tracks high courts and tribunals, bringing key legal developments and their broader impact to the forefront.

Mumbai city news: Justice Bhatkar had asked for the EVMs used at the two booths be sent to the CFSL.

Mumbai city news: The court denied the EOW’s request for additional time to file the charge sheet saying that an FIR had been filed in the case over a year ago and both the EOW and the civic body had already taken much time to identify the culprits involved in the scam.

Mumbai city news: Activists alleged that mangroves had not merely been trimmed but cleared.

Mumbai city news: The high court observed that several students drop out of schools after Class 10 as they can’t clear maths, language papers

Mumbai city news: The court ordered the advocate-general to present himself at the next hearing to explain if the government can appoint a special prosecutor in a case where the prosecuting agency is the CBI

Mumbai city news: The Bombay high court directed that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited to replant and replace the trees.

Mumbai city news: A bench directed the secretary of the public works department (roads) and the commissioner, state excise department, to consider the applications of affected establishments.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail for possession of arms in connection with the 1993 serial blasts case.

Mumbai city news: Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail for his role in the 1993 blasts case

Mumbai city news: A Pune resident claimed that his daughter was abducted and raped repeatedly by her neighbour when she was 17.

Mumbai city news: The court said the Metro was “very important” considering the worsening traffic situation in the city

Mumbai city news: The bench of justices said that the Metro was ‘important’ considering the worsening traffic situation in the city.

Mumbai city news: The court was hearing a plea filed by a couple from Malad, who claimed that their two daughters had been trapped by the cult

Mumbai city news: The plea states that an eatery in BKC, managed by the kin of a principal secretary serving in the Maharashtra government, was protected by minister of state for home Ranjit Patil

Mumbai city news: At the last hearing, the court had appointed senior counsel Mihir Desai as the amicus curiae to assist the court in the matter

Court also directed the state government and Pune administration to submit details on the basis of which they had identified establishments that needed to be shut down.

Mumbai city news: The petitioners claimed, they would have to shell out Rs25,000 for vehicles with engine capacity below 1400 cc and Rs2.6 lakh for those with 1400 cc capacity. This is “more than 10 times of what the drivers of black and yellow taxis have to pay” for their permits.

Mumbai city news: The court had taken note of a PIL filed by a Thane resident claiming the development of such high-rises without any assessment of their impact on the already crumbling infrastructure in the city must not be permitted.

Mumbai city news: The Bombay high court ruled that the government cannot discriminate against its employees using the profit-loss argument.

Mumbai city news: Bar and permit room owners had approached the HC against the Supreme Court’s ban on the sale of liquor near highways

Mumbai city news: The hawkers, most of whom have been selling fabric and cutlery in the area for generations, had approached a vacation bench of the court challenging a demolition order issued by the Lokayukta’s office in January

Mumbai city news: The court was hearing a bunch of pleas filed by residents claiming the authorities were illegally hacking trees

Mumbai city news: The high court restrained the state from taking any coercive action against the trust over revenue from mobile towers on its premises

Mumbai city news: A resident, Kunal Birwadkar, alleged that the MMRCL and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation were illegally felling trees

MUMBAI CITY NEWS: The court was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by several stall owners from Fashion Street, asking it to intervene on a notice issued to them by the corporation on May 20, this year.

Mumbai city news: In 2004, model Preeti Jain accused film-maker Madhur Bhandarkar of raping her 16 times

According to rules, Nooruddin Nizamuddin Ansari was not supposed to re-contesting for the next six years.

Shortly before announcing their separation, Malaika moved out of the house she shared with Arbaaz and took her son, Arhaan, along with her.

Shaikh was arrested in November 2016 while he was engaged in a violent tussle on the streets with three other persons.

Bombay high court said the parties asking for a divorce must prove they were “treated with such cruelty by their partners”.

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