The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld Regulation 17(3)(D)(2) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations, (DCPR) 2034, which provided rehabilitation for slum dwellers on encroached lands reserved as 'open spaces' under the DCPR 2034.
The Division Bench of Justice Amit Borkar and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan observed that in a city where inequality was visible in how space and services were distributed, providing formal housing to slum dwellers within the city and not on its outs...
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The Bar Council of India (BCI) has constituted a new committee to address the concerns raised by Indian lawyers and law firms regarding the recently-notified rules that permit foreign lawyers and law firms to enter and work in India in a regulated manner.
The decision was taken by BCI following certain apprehensions regarding the impact of these new Rules.
Led by Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, the committee would comprise Ajay Bahl (AZB &a...