Maharashtra

Maharashtra

The Mumbai Unit of HRLN, also known as the India Center for Human Rights and Law, established in 1997 is one of the oldest units of the HRLN network. The work done by this unit is the Criminal Justice Initiative (CJI) and is now recognized as a pioneer in providing legal aid to prison inmates. The CJI has also played a key role in training activists and lawyers in Gujarat to pay a critical role post–Gujarat communal violence. The Mumbai unit is also involved in the campaign for the implementation of the Sri Krishna Commission post the Mumbai communal riots of 1996. Due to the close collaboration with the labour unions in the state, the Mumbai unit has achieved several landmark judgment that championed the cause of labour rights, against contractualisation of the workforce and protecting the rights of salt pan workers being the most significant order.

Main Concerns

1. Women’s Justice: The focus area includes matters pertaining to sexual harassment of women, reproductive rights, and obtaining adequate care and compensation for acid attack survivors

2. Environmental Justice: Displacement and livelihood issues arising from environmental destruction, particularly its impact on marginalised communities.

3. Criminal Justice: Providing legal aid to prisoners and juveniles. The unit also takes up issues pertaining to illegal detention of migrants and trafficking victims in trial courts as well as in the Bombay High Court.

4. Labour Rights: We take up issues pertaining to discrimination, illegal closures and illegal termination of workers.

5. Housing and Land Rights: Matters pertaining to forced evictions and illegal demolitions

6. Health Rights: Issues pertaining to lack of access to medication, medical negligence, right to choose, access to pre and post-natal services particularly to women from marginalised communities.

7. Disability Rights: Accessibility for persons with disabilities in the built environment, discrimination in employment and housing rights for persons with disabilities.

HRLN Nagpur

HRLN chapter of Nagpur, established in 2012, focuses primarily on issues pertaining to nomadic and denotified tribes, Dalits and Tribals. It has been central force in bringing many NTDNT organizations to come to terms and work under one of their umbrella organizations so as to bring unanimity in the struggle for justice, exchange of information, and intellectual partnership. The unit has addressed cases of police excess, torture, atrocities and inactions. It has been instrumental in fighting cases for incarcerated innocents from lower strata of society, at various forums and at various stages.

Main Concerns

1. Welfare of nomadic and denotified tribes, tribals, dalits.

2. Criminal justice: fair trial to one and all, fair justice, anti-capital punishment

3. Health: maternal health, reproductive rights, infant deaths

4. Labour rights

HRLN Impact

The Nagpur unit has established partnerships with tribal organizations, activists, labour movement, political activists, environmental protection organization. It voices the grievances of people in the administrative tribunals, criminal and civil courts. It has been taking up larger public issues to the higher courts. Unit has taken up several labour matters, criminal matters, public interest litigation, writ petitions and litigated successfully. It is recognized by numerous activists and authorities alike, across the State for its dedicated work towards NTDNTS, Dalits, Tribals, health institutions & its quality access, anti trafficking cases, movement based advocacy and campaigning around various issues of civil and political rights.

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Implementation of Bonded Labour scheme in State of Maharashtra

Nirmal Gorana vs State of Maharashtra
pending

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What is The Status of Maternal Mortality Rate Among Women in India?

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Plea Moved in Bombay High Court Challenging The De-facto Imposition of 'Aarogya Setu' in Passport Office, Mumbai

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Supreme Court orders Centre, States to submit affidavits on resumption of anganwadi services

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COVID-19: SC seeks implementation of guidelines by Centre, states on Anganwadis

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Covid-19 and Prisoners Rights in Maharashtra

Archana Rupwate vs state of Maharashtra and others, Cri IA No. 1 OF 2020 In Cri PIL 15 of 2018.`
pending

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HRLN files Amicus in before Republic of Uganda for establishing food reserves

MIsc Appeal in CIVIL APPEAL N0.______OF 2020 AND 1. CENTER FOR FOOD AND ADEQUATE LIVING RIGHTS (CEFROHT) 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL
Pending

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Mexico Supreme Court of Justice rules in favor of including informal settlements in official census after HRLN files an Amicus

Un Techo para mi País México vs. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), amparo en Revisión 635/2019
Decided

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Bombay HC stays demolition of pavement dwellers in Parel, Mumbai

WP. No. 576 of 2020 Dhanpat Muneshwar Tambat V. Assistant municipal Commissioner's Office
Pending

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Bombay HC after allowing termination of pregnancy reiterates that State and its agencies will have to assume full responsibility of child if born alive

Deepali Kambli V. State of Mahrashtra
Disposed off

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Bombay HC allows medical termination at 24 weeks pregnancy

Seema Survase V. State of Maharashtra
Disposed Off

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Challenging Mumbai Police's Gag Order

Geeta Seshu & Ors. v Commissioner of Police, Mumbai & Ors. (PIL CJ-LD-VC No. 19 of 2020)
Disposed off

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PIL Claims Stigma Attached to Transgender Community Worsened Post Lockdown; Bombay HC Directs Social Justice Dept to Address Concerns [Read Order]

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Webinar on Climate Justice Laws: What We Have and What We Need

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Pandemic Showed Equal Opportunity Remains A Distant Dream

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COVID-19 Reveals Constitutional Guarantee of Equal Opportunity Still A "Distant Dream": High Court

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Webinar on Slum Redevelopment and Challenges to Rehabilitation

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HC Asks State to Reply To PIL on State of Migrants

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Migrants Issue: Senior Advocates Said Supreme Court Can’t Retreat Into A Self-Effacing Deference

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Bombay High Court: Raped Teen May Abort 23-Week Foetus

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Read: What Senior Lawyers Told the Supreme Court Before it Spoke on Migrants

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SC Takes Cognizance of Migrant Crisis: Did A Late-Night Letter From 20 Senior Lawyers Change Course?

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Make Public Info on Hospitals For Non-Covid-19 Patients: Bombay HC

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Ensure Non-Coronavirus Patients Too Get Proper Medical Care: Bombay HC

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Urban Planning Response in Mumbai During the Covid-19 Lockdown

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Rights of the marginalised in Maharashtra

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Marginalised and Urban Poor in Maharashtra : The Covid-19 Lockdown

Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan & Ors. Vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors., PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (L) No. 22 OF 2020
Pending

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Bombay High Court allows Medical Termination at 26 weeks pregnancy

Nidhi Nilesh Jadhav Versus State of Maharashtra
Disposed off.

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Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation to Kin of Patient Who Died Due to Negligence of Hospital Staff: Bombay HC to state

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Public Education in Mumbai: Rhetoric or Rights? - Report of the Indian People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights

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HC Stops Work on Casting Yard Related to Bandra-Versova Sea Link Project

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Bombay High Court grants permission to abort 25 week old pregnancy of minor rape survivor

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Bombay High Court liberally interprets The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 to allow the termination of pregnancy post 20 weeks

Shaikh Ayesha Khatoon v. The State of Maharashtra
Disposed

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SC asks Maharashtra chief secy to pay Rs 100 crore for restoration of rivers damaged by pollution

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Bombay high court asks MHADA to increase quota for disabled from 2% to 3%

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Bombay High Court has ordered to ensure the title of lands of around 50,000 SC/STs landless families after HRLN PIL

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Bombay HC rules in favour of man who was disqualified from holding post of Chowkidar because of partial blindness

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Bombay High Court orders restoration of concessional and preferential treatment to persons with disabilities

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Chandrabhan B. Tadi v. Life Insurance Corporation of India & Anr.

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HRLN has filed a PIL to Compensate the Acid attack Survivor under Maharashtra's Manodhairya Yojana in the Bombay High Court

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Trends and Directions in the Implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights) Act, 2006 after Twelve Years

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