Calcutta HC refuses to interfere in renaming Port Blair
Port Blair, Sep 28: The Calcutta High Court’s Port Blair circuit bench has refused to interfere in the government’s decision to change the name of the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, saying it is the prerogative of the executive.
On September 13, the central government renamed Port Blair to Sri Vijaya Puram.
Hearing a petition challenging the renaming, a division bench comprising Justices Ravi Krishan Kapur and Prasenjit Biswas on Friday refused to intervene as it is the prerogative of the executive.
The court cited the renaming of Bombay to Mumbai to highlight the executive’s prerogative.
Advocate Prohit Mohan Lall who filed the petition then withdrew it.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said, “While the earlier name had a colonial legacy, Sri Vijaya Puram symbolises the victory achieved in India’s freedom struggle and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ unique role in it.”
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Man from Mangaluru held for circulation of fake UAE currency in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: A Mangaluru-based man, Raveen Prakash, was arrested under charge of circulating fake foreign currency on Bunder Road in Bhatkal. He has been remanded to two days of judicial custody.
The police have seized one car, a mobile phone and 17 fake notes of 100, 500 and 1,000 denominations of United Arab Emirates Dirham currency during the operation.
The police, who received information on suspicious activities on Bunder Road in Bhatkal, investigated the matter and arrested Raveen Prakash. The officers have said that they also seized the currency and other items from Prakash after interrogation.
They are investigating the matter further to get information regarding the involvement of others in the crime.
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