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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday submitted before the Bombay high court that a letter has been issued by the suburban collectorate of ‘advance possession’ of 12 hectare—over 30 acres—land for a new high court complex in Bandra East. The nod was given for advance possession of the land to the HC on an ‘as is, where is‘ basis with several conditions, said the letter. After the state, through its advocate general Biren Saraf, said there was progress and things were moving, the HC said, however, to “monitor the progress’’ the matter was being posted on August 9. The HC bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Sandeep Marne took the letter written by the tehsildar (Revenue), Mumbai suburban, to the HC registrar, informing of the approval granted for advance possession of the Bandra plot, to put on record. The HC was hearing a petition filed by advocate Ahmad Abdi through advocate Eknath Dhokale who wanted the HC infrastructure to be shifted to a new larger location and planned in a comprehensive manner. Last month, the state, through its revenue department, authorised transfer of over 30 acres of land in Bandra East to the Bombay HC for a new high court complex, central government tribunal and lawyers chambers. The public interest litigation was filed by Abdi in 2012 for transfer of the HC to new building and new premises citing inadequacy of space at the present heritage court precinct to accommodate all courts. The HC passed several orders to the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday said Uddhav Thackeray can not be reinstated as the Maharashtra chief minister because he resigned from the post but the floor test which in the case of Maharashtra toppled the Uddhav Thackeray-led government was not legal either. The then-Governor, BS Koshyari, ‘erred’ as he concluded that Uddhav lost the majority in the House, the Supreme Court said in a crucial judgment. Floor test can not be used as a medium to resolve inter- or intra-party disputes, the apex court also observed. Supreme Court on Thursday delivered verdict in the Eknath Shinde vs Uddhav Thackeraty case. This is the victory of the vision of Babasaheb Thackeray, the thinking of the Shiv Sena and the feelings that the common people had for our government. It is the success of the mandate that the people had given in the elections. And according to Balasaheb Thackeray’s thinking, those who tried to harass have been given a perfect response with the order given by the SC today: Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra CM • His credibility falls every single day: from plotting this unconstitutionality to being forced to be a deputy to an illegal CM then the fashion designer story and now saying democracy has won. Immorality ke bhi limits hote hain, he has scraped that bottom too. Illegal and Unconstitutional is the stamp SC has given you’ll: Priyanka Chaturvedi on Devendra Fadnavis Responding to Uddhav Thackeray demand that Shinde and Fadnavis should resign on moral grounds, Fadnavis says Thac...

Following the Supreme Court verdict on Eknath Shinde-BJP combine government in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray said the chief minister and the deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, should resign on moral grounds like he did in June 2022.  The apex court on Thursday ruled that it could have reinstated Uddhav Thackeray -led government had he refrained from resigning as the Maharashtra CM following Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena lawmakers’ rebellion in June 2022.  "Just like how I resigned on ethics, Eknath Shinde, and this illegal government should also resign on the issue of morality,” Thackeray said after the verdict. Addressing a press conference with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Thackeray said, "Those who have betrayed me were the ones subjecting me to tryst vote. How could I have allowed this". In response to Thackeray calling for Shinde's resignation,  Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said the Maharashtra government is constitutional and legal, there is no question of Shinde’s resignation. In a joint press conference with CM Shinde after the SC verdict, Fadnavis said: "Thackeray said he resigned on moral grounds. I want to ask where was your moral ground when you betrayed BJP and joined hands with Congress, NCP.” Earlier, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said after the SC ruling, the Governor of Maharashtra should not allow this unconstitutional and illegal government to function or take any important decisions. The Governor of Maharashtra s...

"In alliance with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, we will contest Lok Sabha and Assembly elections under the leadership of Shinde and deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. We will win more than 45 Lok Sabha and more than 200 Assembly seats," he said. In the seats contested by the Shiv Sena, the BJP election chief will work to ensure victory of the Sena candidate, Bawankule added. 08 Jun, 2023, 05:20 PM IST The price was at a 4.94% discount to the floor price of Rs 29.94 per share. The QIP, which opened on June 1, was fully subscribed and received a strong response from domestic as well as foreign investors, the bank said. Life Insurance Corporation of India took up the biggest chunk of shares with an allotment of 8.34 crore shares, which is nearly 24% of the capital raised. 07 Jun, 2023, 08:23 PM IST After the Karnataka Assembly election results last month, in which the Congress defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and returned to power, the NCP chief had said the poll results were an indication of the scenario after next year's Lok Sabha elections. On Wednesday, Pawar claimed in a press conference in Aurangabad that there is currently an "anti-BJP" wave and people of the country want a change considering the results of the Karnataka Assembly polls. 07 Jun, 2023, 06:04 PM IST NCP Chief Sharad Pawar has claimed that an "anti-BJP" wave is sweeping India, which is an extension of the recently held Karnataka elections where Congress formed a government. Pawar...

In Maharashtra, irked by low prices for their produce, farmers were often forced to either burn their entire crop or give it away for free. Recently, several farmers in Nashik district burnt their onion produce after failing to recover their initial investment. While the development showed the desperation of the crop growers, it came as a golden opportunity for the Telangana-based Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to enter Maharashtra’s political landscape. The BRS has decided to give a good price for the onion produce in Maharashtra, with the Telangana government facilitating the state’s traders to procure onion from India’s largest market for the vegetable in Lasalgaon. Speaking to News18, BRS state coordinator Harshwardhan Jadhav said: “The Telangana government is pro-farmer. The perception being made in the Lasalgaon market that the government is purchasing the onions is not true. It is just facilitating traders to get Maharashtra’s onions. This is not the first time onions from Maharashtra have been imported but certainly, farmers are getting a higher price in the Telangana markets.” According to Jadhav, onions of Lasalgaon market are fetching approximately Rs 2,000-Rs 2,200 per quintal in Telangana. He said this rise in price was from Rs 300-Rs 800 per quintal because of the high-volume export to Telangana. However, a few traders of the Lasalgaon market committee were not convinced. They said the current price for onion is between Rs 900 and Rs 1,200 per quintal depending...

"In alliance with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, we will contest Lok Sabha and Assembly elections under the leadership of Shinde and deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. We will win more than 45 Lok Sabha and more than 200 Assembly seats," he said. In the seats contested by the Shiv Sena, the BJP election chief will work to ensure victory of the Sena candidate, Bawankule added. 08 Jun, 2023, 05:20 PM IST The price was at a 4.94% discount to the floor price of Rs 29.94 per share. The QIP, which opened on June 1, was fully subscribed and received a strong response from domestic as well as foreign investors, the bank said. Life Insurance Corporation of India took up the biggest chunk of shares with an allotment of 8.34 crore shares, which is nearly 24% of the capital raised. 07 Jun, 2023, 08:23 PM IST After the Karnataka Assembly election results last month, in which the Congress defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and returned to power, the NCP chief had said the poll results were an indication of the scenario after next year's Lok Sabha elections. On Wednesday, Pawar claimed in a press conference in Aurangabad that there is currently an "anti-BJP" wave and people of the country want a change considering the results of the Karnataka Assembly polls. 07 Jun, 2023, 06:04 PM IST NCP Chief Sharad Pawar has claimed that an "anti-BJP" wave is sweeping India, which is an extension of the recently held Karnataka elections where Congress formed a government. Pawar...

Following the Supreme Court verdict on Eknath Shinde-BJP combine government in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray said the chief minister and the deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, should resign on moral grounds like he did in June 2022.  The apex court on Thursday ruled that it could have reinstated Uddhav Thackeray -led government had he refrained from resigning as the Maharashtra CM following Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena lawmakers’ rebellion in June 2022.  "Just like how I resigned on ethics, Eknath Shinde, and this illegal government should also resign on the issue of morality,” Thackeray said after the verdict. Addressing a press conference with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Thackeray said, "Those who have betrayed me were the ones subjecting me to tryst vote. How could I have allowed this". In response to Thackeray calling for Shinde's resignation,  Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said the Maharashtra government is constitutional and legal, there is no question of Shinde’s resignation. In a joint press conference with CM Shinde after the SC verdict, Fadnavis said: "Thackeray said he resigned on moral grounds. I want to ask where was your moral ground when you betrayed BJP and joined hands with Congress, NCP.” Earlier, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said after the SC ruling, the Governor of Maharashtra should not allow this unconstitutional and illegal government to function or take any important decisions. The Governor of Maharashtra s...

The Supreme Court on Thursday said Uddhav Thackeray can not be reinstated as the Maharashtra chief minister because he resigned from the post but the floor test which in the case of Maharashtra toppled the Uddhav Thackeray-led government was not legal either. The then-Governor, BS Koshyari, ‘erred’ as he concluded that Uddhav lost the majority in the House, the Supreme Court said in a crucial judgment. Floor test can not be used as a medium to resolve inter- or intra-party disputes, the apex court also observed. Supreme Court on Thursday delivered verdict in the Eknath Shinde vs Uddhav Thackeraty case. This is the victory of the vision of Babasaheb Thackeray, the thinking of the Shiv Sena and the feelings that the common people had for our government. It is the success of the mandate that the people had given in the elections. And according to Balasaheb Thackeray’s thinking, those who tried to harass have been given a perfect response with the order given by the SC today: Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra CM • His credibility falls every single day: from plotting this unconstitutionality to being forced to be a deputy to an illegal CM then the fashion designer story and now saying democracy has won. Immorality ke bhi limits hote hain, he has scraped that bottom too. Illegal and Unconstitutional is the stamp SC has given you’ll: Priyanka Chaturvedi on Devendra Fadnavis Responding to Uddhav Thackeray demand that Shinde and Fadnavis should resign on moral grounds, Fadnavis says Thac...

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday submitted before the Bombay high court that a letter has been issued by the suburban collectorate of ‘advance possession’ of 12 hectare—over 30 acres—land for a new high court complex in Bandra East. The nod was given for advance possession of the land to the HC on an ‘as is, where is‘ basis with several conditions, said the letter. After the state, through its advocate general Biren Saraf, said there was progress and things were moving, the HC said, however, to “monitor the progress’’ the matter was being posted on August 9. The HC bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Sandeep Marne took the letter written by the tehsildar (Revenue), Mumbai suburban, to the HC registrar, informing of the approval granted for advance possession of the Bandra plot, to put on record. The HC was hearing a petition filed by advocate Ahmad Abdi through advocate Eknath Dhokale who wanted the HC infrastructure to be shifted to a new larger location and planned in a comprehensive manner. Last month, the state, through its revenue department, authorised transfer of over 30 acres of land in Bandra East to the Bombay HC for a new high court complex, central government tribunal and lawyers chambers. The public interest litigation was filed by Abdi in 2012 for transfer of the HC to new building and new premises citing inadequacy of space at the present heritage court precinct to accommodate all courts. The HC passed several orders to the ...

In Maharashtra, irked by low prices for their produce, farmers were often forced to either burn their entire crop or give it away for free. Recently, several farmers in Nashik district burnt their onion produce after failing to recover their initial investment. While the development showed the desperation of the crop growers, it came as a golden opportunity for the Telangana-based Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to enter Maharashtra’s political landscape. The BRS has decided to give a good price for the onion produce in Maharashtra, with the Telangana government facilitating the state’s traders to procure onion from India’s largest market for the vegetable in Lasalgaon. Speaking to News18, BRS state coordinator Harshwardhan Jadhav said: “The Telangana government is pro-farmer. The perception being made in the Lasalgaon market that the government is purchasing the onions is not true. It is just facilitating traders to get Maharashtra’s onions. This is not the first time onions from Maharashtra have been imported but certainly, farmers are getting a higher price in the Telangana markets.” According to Jadhav, onions of Lasalgaon market are fetching approximately Rs 2,000-Rs 2,200 per quintal in Telangana. He said this rise in price was from Rs 300-Rs 800 per quintal because of the high-volume export to Telangana. However, a few traders of the Lasalgaon market committee were not convinced. They said the current price for onion is between Rs 900 and Rs 1,200 per quintal depending...