In a relief to the state government, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that the state’s decision to fix rents based on the value of ready reckoner (RR) rate for the lands leased by it in Mumbai was ‘reasonable’ and ‘keeping with the times’. It observed that the new method adopted through 2012 and 2018 Government Resolutions (GRs) to increase the lease rent was ‘fair’ and the revised rates “cannot be termed as exorbitant or extortionate.” The bench, however, held that, “the government was not justified in revising or…
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Election Commission begins hearing of mining lease case against Soren, BJP seeks disqualification of Jharkhand CM
[ad_1] legal advisor for BJP before the demand on Tuesday disqualification of election commission Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren As a legislator in a mining lease case, claiming that he violated a provision of election law by extending himself a favor in respect of a government contract while in office. Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das The BJP has accused Soren of “abusing his position” to get “in-principle approval” for a stone quarrying lease in his name in Ranchi district despite having a mining department, a clear case…