BMC Archives

Allegations are general in nature’; Bombay HC grants bail to trustees, homeopathic doctor allegedly providing bogus doctors to M. T. Agarwal Hospital

The informant’s statement does not identify individual/s as victims whose deaths/injuries can be relatable to specific acts of commission/omission on the part of applicants before this Court.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Citizen’s Charter would be a pioneering influence in BMC’s initiatives’; Orissa HC directs introduction of Charter for timely public services

“Information and Facilitation Counters, Public Grievance Cells are the basic ingredients for materializing the citizen’s charter and should be set up along with new software for public grievance redress and monitoring system to enable a centralised system of redressal and monitoring.”

Case Briefs High Courts

[Unjust Enrichment] Bombay High Court directs for refund of amount deposited with Sub-Divisional Officer on account of cancellation of event

The Court said that in the absence of any authority to forfeit the sum deposited in the application or agreement between the petitioner and the respondent, or any statutory provision or circular, renders the respondents disentitled to withhold the amount deposited with them.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC initiates suo motu PIL against BMC after news reports raise questions on the death of 2 young children by drowning in water tank maintained by BMC

It seemed inconceivable to the Court that a Municipal Corporation could have no responsibility or liability at all when it is demonstrated that an accident or a death has been caused due to such Corporation’s negligence.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | BMC not accepting “COVID-19 Negative” test reports by Private Hospitals; Exorbitant fee being charged taking advantage of lockdown: Response of MCGM awaited

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., addressed a Public Interest Litigation filed highlighting issues being