Author: Imran Fazal

Ghatkopar hoarding case: Bombay HC finds no merit in claims of Ego Media owner, dismisses plea

Bhavesh Bhinde, director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, which erected the Ghatkopar hoarding that claimed 17 lives after it crashed on a petrol pump on May 13, moved the sessions court seeking discharge from the case.

The Court said that there was no impairment in the mandated procedure, no legal infirmity in remand orders, and no merits in the contention that his arrest was illegal.

Exclusive: Kalyan Hoarding collapse; KDMC to take action against 13 OOH agencies

On August 2, the frame of a 40x40 ft billboard collapsed at Sahajanand Chowk in Kalyan West, causing minor injuries to bystanders and damaging several vehicles.

According to a KDMC official, the civic body had permitted 160 contractors to install hoardings in the city, out of which only 147 contractors complied by conducting structural audits.

Hoarding Collapse: Bombay HC to decide fate of Ego Media Director’s release on August 9

Bhavesh Bhinde, director of Ego Media Pvt Ltd, which erected the Ghatkopar hoarding that claimed 17 lives after it crashed on a petrol pump on May 13, moved the sessions court seeking discharge from the case.

Bhinde in his petition to quash the case claimed that IMD failed to predict the weather on the day of hoarding collapse.