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Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Duo In 2010 Illegal Handcuffing Case
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to pay ₹50,000 each as compensation to advocate Yogeshwar Kawade and former serviceman Avinash Date for wrongful handcuffing by police in a 2010 case. A division bench comprising Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nivedita Mehta held that the act amounted to “unwarranted humiliation and indignity,” underlining that such treatment viol
Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Duo In 2010 Illegal Handcuffing Case
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to pay ₹50,000 each as compensation to advocate Yogeshwar Kawade and former serviceman Avinash Date for wrongful handcuffing by police in a 2010 case. A division bench comprising Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nivedita Mehta held that the act amounted to “unwarranted humiliation and indignity,” underlining that such treatment viol
Nirmala Sitharaman Announces 4 Special Lok Adalats for DRT, DRAT Cases in 2026
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that four special Lok Adalats will be conducted in 2026 to expedite the disposal of pending cases before the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs). A significant number of these cases involve high-value claims exceeding ₹100 crore and have remained unresolved for an extended period, prompting the government to take steps to accelerate the judicial process. Responding in the Lok Sab
Nirmala Sitharaman Announces 4 Special Lok Adalats for DRT, DRAT Cases in 2026
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that four special Lok Adalats will be conducted in 2026 to expedite the disposal of pending cases before the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs). A significant number of these cases involve high-value claims exceeding ₹100 crore and have remained unresolved for an extended period, prompting the government to take steps to accelerate the judicial process. Responding in the Lok Sab









