Centre cleared renaming of Osmanabad to Dharashiv; decision on Aurangabad under process: HC told
Mumbai, Feb 15: The Union government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it has approved the change of name of Osmanabad in Maharashtra to Dharashiv, but the approval of renaming Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was under process.
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne had last month sought to know from the Centre if it had received any proposal from the Maharashtra government over the change of names of these two cities and if yes then whether the proposal was accepted.
On Wednesday, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh told the bench that the Centre had received a proposal from the state government.
"As far as Osmanabad is concerned, we have already notified the state on February 2 that there was no objection to name change, but there is no decision yet on the name change of Aurangabad. It is still in process," he said.
The court accepted the statement and posted the matter for further hearing on February 27.
The bench was hearing two public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the government's decision to change the names.
The Maharashtra cabinet headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had last year approved the name of Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv.
On July 16, 2022, the Government Resolution (GR) was passed by a two-member cabinet of CM Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis for changing the name and then forwarded it to the central government.
One petition filed by Aurangabad residents Mohammed Mushtaq Ahmed, Annasaheb Khandare and Rajesh More challenged the government's decision to rename Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Another PIL was filed by 17 residents of Osmanabad against the government's decision to rename it as Dharashiv.
Both the petitions termed the government's decision as "politically motivated".
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Late flourish masks CSK’s batting woes on lively Chepauk track, hosts post 158/7
Chennai (PTI): Bowlers calling the shots in a format dominated by big hitters is a rarity, but that script played out at Chepauk on Sunday as Gujarat Titans exploited a lively, bounce-friendly surface to stifle Chennai Super Kings before the hosts managed a late flourish to reach 158 for 7.
On a pitch that offered sharp carry, stroke-making demanded discretion and adaptability. Instead, CSK’s batters often opted for high-risk shots without fully assessing conditions, and paid the price with a flurry of miscued dismissals.
Invited to bat, CSK never quite found rhythm but skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s maiden half-century (74 not out) of the current IPL season lent a semblance of respectability to the total in a season where 200-plus scores have become commonplace.
Gaikwad's knock came off 60 balls with six fours and four sixes after a laboured start.
The tone was set early by GT pacer Mohammed Siraj, who extracted steep bounce and forced errors.
Sanju Samson (11) began watchfully, negotiating the first over before opening up against Kagiso Rabada to bring up his 5000 IPL runs milestone. However, Rabada’s bounce soon accounted for him as a hard slash outside off resulted in a faint edge that Jos Buttler pouched safely.
The dismissal triggered a collapse. Urvil Patel (4) fell in the same Rabada over attempting an ambitious pull, while Sarfaraz Khan (0) succumbed to Siraj’s extra lift, mistiming a short ball to offer a simple catch.
At 28 for 3 inside the Powerplay, CSK were already in trouble.
Gaikwad and Dewald Brevis (2) needed to rebuild, but the latter’s impatience against spinner Manav Suthar led to his downfall, holing out after failing to get to the pitch of the ball.
The mounting wickets forced Gaikwad into a shell — an approach that, while understandable, further stalled the momentum. His reluctance to improvise allowed dot balls to pile up, with CSK reaching 50 only in the 12th over.
The skipper eventually broke free, taking on Arshad Khan and Jason Holder with a couple of towering sixes, but the acceleration came too late.
Shivam Dube, dropped thrice on 6, 11 and 22, struggled for fluency before Arshad cleaned him up.
Kartik Sharma (15) and Jamie Overton (18) provided late impetus with a few lusty hits, but the damage had already been done.
On a pitch that rewarded discipline and smart shot selection, Titans' bowlers executed their plans to perfection, while CSK’s batters failed to read the conditions in time, a lapse that ultimately defined the innings.
