Not practicable to appoint transgender cops, Maharashtra govt tells HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Considering the overall nature of duties to be performed, "it is and will not at all be practicable" to appoint transgender persons in the police force, the state government told the Bombay high court while contesting two orders of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal.On November 14, MAT directed the state...

Man’s consent for marriage taken by fraud, says Bombay HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently annulled an almost decade-old marriage of a couple, holding that it was "voidable" as consent of the man was obtained by suppression of relevant facts and by fraud.The HC observed that the woman had contacted the man through her sister's online profile on...

Panel to see if cases can be taken back, Bombay HC told, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] MUMBAI: The state government has informed Bombay high court that it has set up a committee to decide on taking back cases registered against people who violated prohibitory orders during the Covid-19 lockdown.Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shriram Modak were on October 11 submitted the home department's September 26 government...