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Supreme Court Raps BMC, Now Standing Committee Chief Orders Suspension Of Guilty Officials

Supreme Court Raps BMC, Now Standing Committee Chief Orders Suspension Of Guilty Officials

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The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has authorized newly appointed Civil Judges (Junior Division) to exercise certain Judicial Magistrate First Class powers in their districts. Under an order signed by Registrar General M K Sharma, the judges may record confessions and statements and oversee the sampling and sealing of material, among other limited magistrate functions. The move extends specific judicial authority to these civil judges as directed by the court.

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    The Supreme Court has taken a strong view of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) failure to remove encroachments from land reserved for a BEST bus station in Mumbai. The court has issued a contempt notice to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide for allegedly failing to comply with its earlier…

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The Supreme Court's strong reprimand to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner and the civic administration has now sparked repercussions within the civic body's Standing Committee. Standing Committee chairman Prabhakar Shinde has called for action against the officials found…

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Supreme Court Raps BMC, Now Standing Committee Chief Orders Suspension Of Guilty Officials

The Supreme Court's strong reprimand to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner and the civic administration has now sparked repercussions within the civic body's Standing Committee. Standing Committee chairman Prabhakar Shinde has called for action against the officials found…

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Jammu Kashmir High Court Grants Newly Appointed Civil Judges Limited Judicial Magistrate Powers

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has empowered newly appointed Civil Judges (Junior Division) to exercise specified powers of Judicial Magistrates First Class within their respective districts, including recording confessions and statements, supervising the sampling and sealing…

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