Prohibitory orders have been imposed at other popular tourist spots in Pune as well to enhance safety during the monsoon season. These include Bhushi Dam, Pavana Dam region, and several other dams and waterfalls in Maval, Mulshi, and other tehsils. Watch the video to know more.

Prohibitory orders have been imposed at other popular tourist spots in Pune as well to enhance safety during the monsoon season.

Lonavala waterfall tragedy | Pune administration issues new guidelines

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The NIA, the prosecution agency, did not seek a stay to the HC order.
Defence lawyers Mihir Desai and Sudeep Pasbola had argued that the two accused were incarcerated since their arrest in the case.
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The Court ruled that the Centre lacked the authority under the Electricity Act, 2003, to frame such rules, as the Act specifically grants this power to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC).
Justice N S Sanjay Gowda noted that the Act was designed to ensure that regulatory powers, including tariff determination and open access provisions, are handled by independent bodies like the KERC, free from governmental interference.
"The Parliament, through the Electricity Act, entrusted the Regulatory Commissions with the exclusive power to oversee open access. The Central Government cannot bypass this legislative mandate by framing its own rules," the Court stated.
The Court also struck down the Karnataka Regulatory Commission (Terms and ...

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Puri also raised the issu

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Lonavala waterfall tragedy | Pune administration issues new guidelines

Prohibitory orders have been imposed at other popular tourist spots in Pune as well to enhance safety during the monsoon season. These include Bhushi Dam, Pavana Dam region, and several other dams and waterfalls in Maval, Mulshi, and other tehsils. Watch the video to know more.

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