Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar

systemic failure in land acquisition proceedings
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A large number of cases disclosed unjustified delay of nearly three decades in completing land acquisition proceedings even after taking possession of the petitioners’ lands which resulted not only in grave prejudice to the landowners but also in substantial and avoidable financial burden on the public exchequer.”

nylon manja ban enforcement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Merely prosecuting petty vendors or users does not discharge the State’s obligation, and what was conspicuously absent was any serious attempt to dismantle the illegal supply chain.”

Bombay High shocked at unsafe childbirth
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Government is bound to give good health facilities to the citizens and it should reach to every citizen.”

Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The executive cannot invoke the purpose of the Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust (Shingnapur) Act, 2018 to justify a procedure that the Act itself does not permit.”