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A compound wall constructed allegedly by actor Yash’s family encroaching upon private property cleared in Hassan

A compound wall constructed allegedly by actor Yash’s family encroaching upon private property cleared in Hassan

The compound wall that family members of cine actor Yash constructed, allegedly encroaching upon a private property at Vidya Nagar in Hassan, was demolished on Sunday, following a court order. Photo: Special Arrangement Shivamogga The compound wall that family members of cine actor Yash constructed, allegedly encroaching upon a private property at Vidya Nagar in Hassan, was demolished on Sunday (January 4, 2025), following a court order. Lakshmamma, a resident of Mysuru, had moved the court, alleging that A. Pushpa of Vidya Nagar in Hassan constructed a compound wall encroaching upon her (Lakshmamma’s) site at the same place. Ms. Pushpa, mother of actor Yash, owns a site at Vidya Nagar. She allegedly attempted to encroach upon the adjoining site property by constructing the compound wall. The fourth Additional Civil and Judicial Magistrate of First Class of Hassan, in April 2025, ordered the respondents not to obstruct the applicant’s peaceful possession of the property measuring 522.58 sq. mtr. in Satyamanagala gram panchayat. Now, the gram panchayat is part of Hassan City Corporation. Devaraju, a resident of …

‘We are alleged to be encroaching upon parliamentary, executive functions’: Supreme Court | Latest News India

‘We are alleged to be encroaching upon parliamentary, executive functions’: Supreme Court | Latest News India

Supreme Court judge, Justice B R Gavai, on Monday commented during a hearing that the apex court was being criticised for “encroaching” on the parliament’s functions. The remark came amid a row triggered by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who accused the court of judicial overreach. The Supreme Court responded to remarks made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and VP Dhankhar about the role of the judiciary(PTI) “As it is, we are alleged to be encroaching upon the parliamentary and executive functions,” Supreme Court Justice B R Gavai said, hearing an unrelated plea. Also Read: ‘Supreme Court responsible for inciting religious wars’: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Hearing a plea seeking the Centre’s prohibition of sexually explicit content on OTT platforms, Justice Gavai, who was heading the bench, said: “Who can control it? It is for the Union to frame a regulation in that regard.” “As it is, we are now criticised that we are interfering with the executive’s function, the legislative functions,” Justice Gavai told advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain. Remarks about the judiciary Vice President Jagdeep …

Is the law encroaching on rights? How a labour crusader’s case led to SC laying out a ‘test’ | Long Reads News

Is the law encroaching on rights? How a labour crusader’s case led to SC laying out a ‘test’ | Long Reads News

On August 10, 1942, the British declared the Congress Working Committee, the All India Congress Committee and the four Provincial Congress Committees as “unlawful associations” under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908. The colonial law, a precursor to many later-year laws meant to prosecute terrorist and unlawful activities, allowed the arrest of members of an ‘unlawful association’, so declared by the provincial government. Less than a decade later, in March 1950, the same law was invoked by the Congress government in Madras to declare the People’s Education Society, a cultural society, as an “unlawful association” for being a “danger to public peace” and “carrying on propaganda on behalf of the Communist Party”. Story continues below this ad The society’s secretary, V G Row – a veteran trade unionist and co-founder of the renowned Row & Reddy, a Madras-based law firm that continues to champion the rights of workers — challenged the constitutionality of the law, first in the Madras High Court and later in the Supreme Court, and argued that the ban infringed upon …

Protests Over Eviction Notice to 4,000 Families Encroaching Railway Land in Haldwani

Edited By: Abhro Banerjee Last Updated: January 01, 2023, 12:18 IST Visuals of what some social media users claimed was a massive candle march against the high court order also surfaced. (Photo: Screen grab from video on Twitter) The report claimed Railway officials have already started the process of demolishing the houses and other structures built on the 2.2 km strip of railway land Nearly 4,000 families, living illegally on Railway land near Haldwani railway station in Uttarakhand will be served eviction notices from January 1. The encroachers will be given seven days to vacate the area, following which they will be removed from the encroached area. According to a report in Indian Express, Nainital district officials said 4,365 encroachments will be removed from the encroached land. Some among the encroachers have been living there for decades and have been protesting against the court order. The report claimed Railway officials have already started the process of demolishing the houses and other structures built on the 2.2 km strip of railway land. “Around 10 days ago, …