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    It’s Our Own Creation, We Should Stop Blaming the Corporation: Bombay High Court on Mumbai’s Monsoon Flooding
    It’s Our Own Creation, We Should Stop Blaming the Corporation: Bombay High Court on Mumbai’s Monsoon Flooding
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    It’s Our Own Creation, We Should Stop Blaming the Corporation: Bombay High Court on Mumbai’s Monsoon Flooding

    The Bombay High Court observed that Mumbai’s recurring monsoon flooding is not solely the BMC’s responsibility, stating that encroachments, blocked drains and illegal constructions by citizens have worsened the crisis. The Court urged shared accountability, remarking, “We should stop blaming the corporation.”

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    Can't Reach Court Due To Rains?  No Adverse Orders for Lawyers Unable to Attend Court: Bombay High Court
    Can't Reach Court Due To Rains?  No Adverse Orders for Lawyers Unable to Attend Court: Bombay High Court
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    Can’t Reach Court Due To Rains?  No Adverse Orders for Lawyers Unable to Attend Court: Bombay High Court

    The Bombay High Court assured advocates that no adverse or dismissal orders would be passed if they were unable to attend court due to severe rainfall disrupting Mumbai, Thane and Raigad. The assurance follows the IMD’s red alert warning of extremely heavy rain and flooding.

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    Bar Council of India Launches One-Time Special Relief Scheme 2025 for Punjab & Haryana Bar Associations Affected by Floods
    Bar Council of India Launches One-Time Special Relief Scheme 2025 for Punjab & Haryana Bar Associations Affected by Floods
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    Bar Council of India Launches One-Time Special Relief Scheme 2025 for Punjab & Haryana Bar Associations Affected by Floods

    Bar Council of India launches One-Time Special Relief Scheme 2025 to help Punjab and Haryana bar associations recover from recent floods. The initiative aims to support the legal community in rebuilding and overcoming damages caused by heavy rainfall.

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    Move Gauhati HC: Delhi High Court declines plea by anti-dam activist Bhanu Tatak on foreign travel ban
    Move Gauhati HC: Delhi High Court declines plea by anti-dam activist Bhanu Tatak on foreign travel ban
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    One Body Should Handle All Civic Issues in Capital, Says Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court suggested a single unified civic agency for Delhi to manage roads, sewage, drains, and garbage, ending confusion between multiple bodies. The bench stressed, “It should be one civic agency for the whole of Delhi.”

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    [Breaking] Apex Court Directs Delhi LG "Not Duty Bound" by Delhi Govt. Cabinet Advice for Appointment of Aldermen to MCD
    [Breaking] Apex Court Directs Delhi LG "Not Duty Bound" by Delhi Govt. Cabinet Advice for Appointment of Aldermen to MCD
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    [Breaking] Apex Court Upheld Delhi LG “Not Duty Bound” by Delhi Govt. Cabinet Advice for Appointment of Aldermen to MCD

    The Supreme Court oday upheld the Lieutenant Governor’s authority to unilaterally appoint aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, overriding the state cabinet’s advice. The judgment favored the LG’s power, derived from the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, and signified a setback for the AAP-led Delhi government’s influence over the MCD’s functioning.

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