Petitioner alleged that UDF collection by BIAL is illegal as only AAI can collect a fee

The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered that the collection of user development fee (UDF) by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) from domestic passengers is subject to the final order of the court.

A division bench headed by Justice Deepak Varma disposed the application challenging the collection of UDF and stated that if the court judges in favour of the petitioners, then BIAL will have to refund UDF to all passengers who have made the payment till date.

BIAL also voluntarily accepted the court’s decision.

His car was involved in an accident that killed four men on Indiranagar 100-Feet Road in January

A fast track court on Friday granted bail to Karthik Somaiah, whose car had fatally mowed down four men on Indiranagar's 100-Feet Road on January 26.

While granting bail, the court ordered Somaiah not to threaten witnesses and to report to the investigation officer every week.

Somaiah's lawyers will receive the release order on Saturday.

The accused had applied for bail before a sessions court as the police have registered a case under culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which can only tried before a trial court.

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) demolished 11 bungalows (the count obtained when the reports last came in) of the 19 illegal bungalows, on Friday.

The action came in the wake of a notice issued recently by the Bombay High Court, seeking the status report of the action taken against illegal bungalows at Yeoor Hills within a week.The notice was in response to a writ petition filed by local tribal leader Chandrakant Jadhav at the High Court.

BG Pawar, additional municipal commissioner (anti-encroachments), said, "The court has sought a report from the TMC regarding the action taken against illegal structures in Yeoor Hills which falls under the Vartak Nagar jurisdiction. The TMC will soon conduct a survey of the entire area."

It was built by ex-CM Manohar Joshi's son-in-law after changing reservation

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging the Bombay High Court order to demolish the controversial Sun Dew Apartment on Prabhat Road.

The multi-storeyed commercial complex is owned by Girish Vyas, the son-in-law of former chief minister Manohar Joshi.

A division bench comprising Justice RV Raveendran and Justice Markenday Katju adjourned the hearing by six weeks to enable the parties to explore the possibility of finding an amicable solution to the issue.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally taken note of the indiscriminate destruction of mangroves along the New Link Road near Dahisar. On Thursday, a BMC demolition squad razed illegal sheds constructed over the green space.

A Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) skywalk contractor and two BMC road contractors were among those whose illegal sheds were removed by the BMC.

DNA had carried a series of reports in January highlighting how these units were destroying the green cover.

Chennai, Feb 27: Protesting Chennai lawyers, who are boycotting the High Court, are on fast and observing a black day on Friday.

They are condemning the violence in the High Court and demanding immediate action against police officials who carried out February 19 baton charging on lawyers in the Madras High Court premises.

The courts are however, are functioning and there are no report of any untoward incident.

Earlier, the apex court has asked the Tamil Nadu Government to justify the entry of police into the Madras High Court premises on February 19.