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The petitioner fundamentally seeks the relief of quashing of the order of suspension, coupled with a consequential direction commanding the respondent to permit the petitioner to continue to discharging his duties on the post of Police Station Officer, Manpur in the Indore district...

  By Biraj Dixit : “As hot as hell!” This idiomatic simile may be part of the many myths associated with hell (as no one has returned to confirm or reject those), but it absolutely serves its purpose when describing Indian summe..

 By Adv. R. S. Agrawal : Respondent-Company has stated to have examined the past service record of the petitioner and consequently, the management decided that the petitioner ought to have been terminated after which the petitioner remain..

The city has been hit by another land-related scandal. Vested interests have gobbled up 15.5 acres of land (in Pardi -- East Nagpur) originally reserved for usage as crematorium in the Development Plan. And this detail surfaced in a Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s review meeting chaired by none other than Mayor Mrs. Neeta Thakre. The meeting was told that only 1.5 acres of the land now remain -- to be used as crematorium. This information was shared with the members by officials at the meeting...

 By Vijay Phanshikar : Evening arrives when a tired afternoon says ‘goodbye’ ... ... twilight !- Self AFTERNOON’S bright glow gives way to evening’s twilight -- rather hesitant, rather indolent, rather even..

It is the case of the petitioner, that the respondent failed to pay bonus to the employees as stipulated. Repeated representations made by the petitioner and the Workmen did not yield any response. Such conduct, according to the petitioner constituted an unfair labour practice...

 By Vijay Phanshikar : THE strong emotions expressed unabashedly by countless people -- openly or privately -- in favour of a public campaign to save the historic Kasturchand Park from getting permanently spoiled due to official encroachment wer..

The issue in the case, is not about entitlement to DR on pension. Once pension is admissible and, based on inflation, DR is admissible on it, announcing the DR at the rate lower than at what DA is provided, when both are linked to inflation and serv..

THE Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) was expected to start ‘dechoking’ of 3000-plus trees in the city -- as per the direction of the honourable High Court (as part of the next phase of the effort). This effort, no doubt, was an urgent need of the city. To that extent, the city must welcome the direction of the honourable High Court and expect that the work on the project would be done with diligence and discipline. Of course,’The Hitavada’ has been campaigning for ‘dechoking’ of trees for the past ..

The petitioner has been Primary Teacher at Government Primary School in the District Shivpuri and he was placed under suspension, alleging that he posted an objectionable video with an intent to cause disturbance in society. The video posted by the petitioner does not contain any objectionable material which could cause disturbance in society. In the video the he has merely stated about the shortage of LPG gas prevailing in the society due to Israel-Iran war. It was also urged that the act of the ..

A LL the prayers for the end of the war are yet to be answered. Skies are still bearing the brunt of human Afollies flying high. Bombs are destroying cities, eroding life and whatever is good around it. Someone is calling for a ceasefire but the fire is still blazing. Upon the debris of human life,aflag awaits hoisting. Of the many crimes, wars are the least accused of...

SPORTS are not all play -- or only playing a game. Sports involve much more. To some, sports become a lifetime of commitment beyond comfort zones. And that is a no-nonsense activity. That activity claims so much from the person who is directly engaged in playing, and also from the person or persons acting in support, that everything else has to take a back-seat. Unfortunately, the larger society does not see that behind-the-scene activity. But if we take a close look at that activity, we will realise ..

PARTLY setting aside and modifying the impugned judgement passed by the Industrial Court, Mumbai, on November 28, 2023, Justice Sandeep V. Marne, at the Bombay High Court has allowed in part the writ petition filed by the University of Mumbai on March 13, 2026 with direction to the petitioners to pay to the respondent-employees difference of wages between the one actually paid and the one payable, considering the entry pay in the minimum of the pay scale applicable to the posts held by them plus dearness ..

WHEN does a bud become a flower ?! Very few can claim to have captured that precise moment. Of course, pre-set cameras have captured those precious moments. For the ordinary mortals, though, that moment has often remained elusive. Children the world over often spend nights awake and alert to actually see a bud bloom into a flower -- a vain wait, though. No matter how alert you are and how focused in your watch of the bud in those precious moments before its petals open, you miss the actual loosening ..

IN THE Order passed on February 18, 2026, in the case-VBR Menon v. The Chief Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), Nagpur and 8 others, a Madras High Court Division Bench consisting of the Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, has pointed out that “the material which is floating at the surface requires much deeper and fair investigation by examining the role of beneficiaries for whose benefit the entire system is operating”. The ..

In the judgement of the case- Vaibhav Gopaldas Mundada (31) & 4 others v. State of Maharashtra & another, pronounced on February 20, 2026, Justice Pravin S. Patil at the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has voiced his “opinion”, that after considering overall factual and legal position of this case, as per the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the cases of Preeti Gupta, Achin Gupta and Dara Lakshmi, it is clear that it is the case, where the Non-Applicant-2, Neha Vaibhav Mundada (30), on ..

 By Vijay Phanshikar : “We switch off television at mealtime -- for decades now. No TV, no mobiles. Each mobile set is consciously kept away as all of us sit down for both meals. We are fortunate that even in morning, we are able to have..

SINGER Billie Eillish may have won Grammy’s ‘Song of the Year’ for Wildflower, but this powerful sentence uttered as part of her acceptance was no less a ‘song.’ It held the mirror high. It’s not likely that people - powerful, self-obsessed - may see the mirror yet. But once the mirror of truth is placed, one cannot ignore it for too long. It is funny how easily the uninterrupted flow of history is often diverted to channel one’s own narrative. Focus on one little detail, cry hoarse about it and all ..

It must be remembered that sometimes despite their best efforts, the treatment by doctor fails and sometimes despite efforts of a surgeon, patient dies. However, that does not mean that the doctor/surgeon must be held to be guilty of ‘medical negligence’, unless there is some strong evidence to suggest that he has not taken due care and caution while treating the patients...

The Indo-US trade deal is yet to be inked formally. Some pain-points still need tender handling. The deal was unilaterally announced by Trump through social media. A joint note is yet to come out about the modalities of the agreement. India has acknowledged the US initiative to take ahead the negotiations. PM Narendra Modi has also thanked Trump on behalf of Indians for lowering the tariffs. However, there is still no clear word about finalisation of a trade deal. The purposeful silence over the words ..

A visit to the book store to mark the beginning of the year proved to be a great time. Thanks to professional commitments claiming a lot of time, such a rendezvous had become a rarefied activity -- and one longed to take a deep and endearing look at book shelves seeking new titles of authors well known and not so well known. Of course, buying new books is always a pleasure, no matter the cost, but even looking at the books and books and books and soaking in the faint fragrance of fresh books has its ..

By Vijay Phanshikar : Those joints are found all over the city -- posh, modern, jazzy, swanky, fashionable, and often crowded by good-looking, fashionable (mostly) young people. This is a new development -- of the last few years. And it repre..

SO, AFTER a long time, the city of Nagpur has an elected body of corporators. It will now have a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor and a Standing Committee Chairman (with financial powers). So, the people will have their ‘own’ representatives to take care of civic matters. All this is welcome. Even as the city was still in celebratory mood, the loosefooter went around meeting people randomly to asses the actual mood...

  By Biraj Dixit :   “Dekhiye paate hai ushshaq buton se kya faiz Ek barahman ne kaha hai ke ye saal achchha hai...” Imagine, the great Asadullah Khan Ghalib, a master of the art of weaving rebellions into poetry, so easily submitti..

In view of adverse report furnished by the Committee, the shop-owner submitted his explanation disputing the findings of the inquiry Committee. After giving hearing to the shop-owner, the DSO passed order on January 20, 2021 holding that R 5 is guilty of breach of 18(2) of the Maharashtra Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution) Order, 1975 and, therefore, was liable for action, as contemplated under Clause 3(4) of the said Order...