Lok Adalat settles 49K cases worth `128 cr

First India Bureau

Thane: The National Lok Adalat held in Thane has settled 48,988 pending cases, resulting in settlements totalling Rs128.07 crore, a District Legal Services Authority official said on Sunday.

More than a third of all cases—36.95%— were settled under the Negotiable Instruments Act, with settle-

Two killed in house slab collapse in Mumbai

ments cumulatively worth Rs47.32 crore, DLSA secretary Ishwar Suryavanshi said.

“This was followed by settlements worth Rs35.07 crore in MACT cases, Rs12.87 crore in cases under the revenue department, and Rs6.78 crore and Rs4.96 crore for cases under power and water supply departments, respectively,” he explained.

“Of the 2,29,589 matters that were taken up at the Lok Adalat here on Saturday, 48,988 were settled. Thane led with settlements worth Rs47.89 crore, followed by Rs30.97 crore for Ul- hasnagar and Rs11.30 crore for Belapur,” he said.

The settlement included one of Rs73 lakh between Vilas Mhatre come to the office in the afternoon, it added.

The prosecution examined 21 witnesses, including the complainant and his family, during the course of trial.

The court in its order said the overall acts of the accused sufficiently make it clear that they have committed dacoity in furtherance of their criminal conspiracy.

Mumbai: The state government on Sunday announced financial aid of Rs25 lakh for the family of slain journalist Shashikant Warishe. The government will also give a permanent job to Warishe’s son, Ratnagiri district guardian minister Uday Samant said while making the announcement.

“Financial aid of Rs25 lakh, including Rs10 lakh from the chief minister’s relief fund, will be provided to Marathi journalist Warishe’s family,” Samant told reporters.

He said various organizations of journalists have been demanding that the government help the family of Warishe, comprising his grandmother and son.

Warishe (48) was mowed down by an SUV allegedly driven by land dealer Pandharinath Amberkar at Rajapur, some 440km from Mumbai, on February 06. He died in the hospital the next day.

Amberkar, arrested for murder, allegedly used to threaten any person who opposed land acquisition for a proposed refinery in the area.

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Shashikant Warishe (48) was allegedly killed for writing an article against land dealer Pandharinath Amberkar, who has since been arrested

Warishe against Amberkar had appeared in a local Marathi newspaper on the morning of the incident.

The Maharashtra government has already ordered a probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the alleged murder.

A day earlier, Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut had demanded that the state government provide aid of Rs50 lakh to Warishe’s kin.

Thane led with settlements worth `47.89 cr, followed by Ulhasnagar with `30.97 cr and Belapur with `11.30 cr

(43) and an insurance firm in a 2014 accident case at Kalyan panel, one of the 88 panels set up as part of the Lok Adalat, an official said.

4 injured in blaze at Badlapur MIDC chem unit

Thane (PTI): On Sunday afternoon, a fire broke out at a chemical plant located in the Thane district of the state. At 12.50 pm, the blaze was reported from Badlapur MIDC and four fire engines were sent to the spot to extinguish the flames. One worker was se- verely burned and had to be hospitalized while the other three suffered minor injuries after they jumped from a high place to escape the fire. The fire was put out after three hours and cooling operations commenced at the site. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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Mumbai: Two teens, identified as Rajkumar Dhotre (19) and Ramanand Yadav (18), were killed after the portion of a slab of a house collapsed in Mumbai’s Bhandup area on Sunday, a fire official said.

The incident took place at around 9.45 am when repair work was underway at the structure.

The teens were rushed to a hospital where they were declare dead, the official said.

Officials of the fire department, police and local civic body rushed to the spot and carried out rescue work, he added.

They might be almost 100 years old, but don’t discount the power of these beauties! Owners of about 150 vintage and classic cars lined up outside the World Trade Centre, in Mumbai on Sunday, to show off their wheeled treasures ahead of the ‘40th Annual Vintage Car Fiesta’, organized by VCCCI (Vintage & Classic Car Club of India).