<p>A truck belonging to the civic body in the western Indian city of Pune and a couple of two-wheelers fell into a massive sinkhole that abruptly appeared on Friday (Sep 20). The incident took place&nbsp;in the parking area of the City Post Office&nbsp;located in the crowded Samadhan Chowk of the Budhwar Peth area in the city.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The incident caused alarm&nbsp;in the area but fortunately, there was no casualty as the driver of the truck managed to get out in the nick of time. Notably, the truck belonging to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), used to clean drainage lines, was parked when the ground, paved with interlocking cement blocks, gave way.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As many as 20 personnel of the fire department and police were roped in for the rescue operation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"At 4.15 pm IST we received a call that at the City Post Office on Laxmi Road a truck fell after the road caved in. Our two fire vehicles reached the spot. We came to know that the truck was there to carry out drainage cleaning work," Fire Department PRO&nbsp;Nilesh Mahajan was quoted as saying by news agency <em>ANI.</em></p>

<p>"The driver jumped off the vehicle, so he is safe. Metro officials have arrived here. We have called JCB machines and cranes to pull the truck out. Our priority is to take out the vehicle. The pit might be 40-50 feet deep," he added.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>Netizens react</strong></h2>

<p>Dramatic video of the incident has gone viral on social media with netizens calling out the corruption and lack of quality infrastructure from the authorities.&nbsp;</p>

<p>One user said, "Mother Earth is fighting back against corruption", while another questioned: "How can the roads be so hollow that they can’t even handle a single truck?"</p>

<p>A third commented: "All I can say is that Karma is a b***h. Common people have to travel on horrible roads. Hope that PMC will learn a lesson from this."</p>

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<p>Suhas Yadav, ward officer of the Kasba Vishrambaug ward office said an enquiry should be done on what led to the sinkhole developing in the middle of the city.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


A truck belonging to the civic body in the western Indian city of Pune and a couple of two-wheelers fell into a massive sinkhole that abruptly appeared on Friday (Sep 20).

A truck belonging to the civic body in the western Indian city of Pune and a couple of two-wheelers fell into a massive sinkhole that abruptly appeared on Friday (Sep 20). The incident took place in the parking area of the City Post Office located in the crowded Samadhan Chowk of the Budhwar Peth area in the city. The incident caused alarm in the area but fortunately, there was no casualty as the driver of the truck managed to get out in the nick of time. Notably, the truck belonging to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), used to clean drainage lines, was parked when the ground, paved with interlocking cement blocks, gave way. As many as 20 personnel of the fire department and police were roped in for the rescue operation. "At 4.15 pm IST we received a call that at the City Post Office on Laxmi Road a truck fell after the road caved in. Our two fire vehicles reached the spot. We came to know that the truck was there to carry out drainage cleaning work," Fire Department PRO Nilesh Mahajan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. "The driver jumped off the vehicle, so he is safe. Metro officials have arrived here. We have called JCB machines and cranes to pull the truck out. Our priority is to take out the vehicle. The pit might be 40-50 feet deep," he added. #WATCH | Maharashtra | A truck fell upside down in the premises of the city post office in the Budwar Peth area of Pune city after a portion of the premises caved in. The truck belongs to the Pune municipal corporation and was there for drainage cleaning work. 20 Jawans of the… pic.twitter.com/YigRhM5iwS — ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2024 × Watch | Kanchanjunga Express Accident: India's Top Railway Safety Official Orders Probe × Netizens react Dramatic video of the incident has gone viral on social media with netizens calling out the corruption and lack of quality infrastructure from the authorities. One user said, "Mother Earth is fighting back against corruption", while another questioned: "How can the roads be so hollow that they can’t even handle a single truck?" A third commented: "All I can say is that Karma is a b***h. Common people have to travel on horrible roads. Hope that PMC will learn a lesson from this." Also read | Gurugram accident: Horrific video shows bike crashing into SUV coming from wrong side Suhas Yadav, ward officer of the Kasba Vishrambaug ward office said an enquiry should be done on what led to the sinkhole developing in the middle of the city. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>The Supreme Court today said it would test the correctness of two separate verdicts by its benches of similar strengths related to land acquisitions, which recently snowballed into a major controversy.</p>

<p>The top court said that it was of a &quot;prima facie view&quot; that a three-judge bench cannot hold the verdict of an earlier three-judge bench &#39;per incuriam&#39; (without due regard to the law).</p>

<p>A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said parties shall file their propositions of law when the matter is taken up for hearing after the conclusion of hearing in another constitution bench matter related to challenge to the validity of section 377 of IPC.</p>

<p>&quot;We think it appropriate to state, this bench shall consider all the aspects including the correctness of the decision rendered in Pune Municipal Corporation (verdict of 2014) and the other judgments following the said decision as well as the judgment rendered in Indore Development Authority (verdict of February 8),&quot; the bench said.</p>

<p>The bench also comprising justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan said, &quot;we are of the prima facie view that it is wrong. A three-judge bench cannot hold the verdict passed by another three-judge bench as per incuriam. But the matter is now with the five-judge bench and it will look into the aspect.&quot;</p>

<p>The court said it would have heard the matter at present but since it is in midst of hearing another constitution bench matter, therefore it was adjourning the matter to be heard later.</p>

<p>At the outset, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for some petitioners said that February 8 verdict passed by a three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra cannot hold a verdict passed by a three-judge bench in 2014.</p>

<p>Both Pune Municipal Corporation and Indore Development Authority verdicts dealt with the issue of interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.</p>

<p>Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Indore Development Authority said that there are earlier verdicts of the apex court which say that a bench of same strength can say that earlier verdict is per incuriam.</p>

<p>On February 22, a two-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had referred the matter relating to land acquisition to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for constituting an &quot;appropriate bench&quot; to deal with the &quot;piquant&quot; situation that had arisen after an order by a three-judge bench which had virtually stayed the operation of a February 8 verdict.</p>

<p>It had said &quot;We do not mind our order being set aside. We had said that the order (passed in 2014) was &#39;per incuriam&#39; and it was permissible under the law. It is for the CJI to decide which bench should hear it.&quot;</p>

<p>A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur on February 21, had observed that if &quot;judicial discipline&quot; and propriety were not maintained, the institution will &quot;go forever&quot; while referring to the February 8 verdict passed by another three-judge bench which had held that compensation not availed within a stipulated five year period would not be a ground for cancellation of land acquisition.</p>

<p>It had said that perhaps there has been a tinkering with judicial discipline in arriving at a conclusion in the February 8 verdict as the issue should have been referred to a larger bench in case of difference of opinion, as the 2014 verdict had held that non-payment of compensation would be a ground to cancel the land acquisition.</p>

<p>In its February 8 judgement, the apex court with a 2:1 majority view, had held the 2014 verdict of another three-judge bench in Pune Municipal Corporation case was passed without due regard to the law (as per incuriam) and had said that land acquired could not be quashed due to delay on part of landowners in accepting compensation within five years due to litigation or other reasons.</p>

<p>It had held that once the compensation amount for land acquired by a government agency has been unconditionally tendered but the landowner refuses to accept it, this would amount to payment and discharge of obligation on part of the agency.</p>

<p>The court had also then held that it will not be open to the person, who has refused the compensation, to raise the point that since the amount has not been deposited in court or paid to him, the acquisition has lapsed.</p>

<p>The 2014 verdict was rendered unanimously by a three-judge bench which had held that &quot;the deposit of compensation amount in the government treasury is of no avail and cannot be held to be equivalent to compensation paid to the landowners/persons interested&quot;.</p>


The court said it would have heard the matter at present but since it is in midst of hearing another constitution bench matter, therefore it was adjourning the matter to be heard later.

The Supreme Court today said it would test the correctness of two separate verdicts by its benches of similar strengths related to land acquisitions, which recently snowballed into a major controversy. The top court said that it was of a "prima facie view" that a three-judge bench cannot hold the verdict of an earlier three-judge bench 'per incuriam' (without due regard to the law). A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said parties shall file their propositions of law when the matter is taken up for hearing after the conclusion of hearing in another constitution bench matter related to challenge to the validity of section 377 of IPC. "We think it appropriate to state, this bench shall consider all the aspects including the correctness of the decision rendered in Pune Municipal Corporation (verdict of 2014) and the other judgments following the said decision as well as the judgment rendered in Indore Development Authority (verdict of February 8)," the bench said. The bench also comprising justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan said, "we are of the prima facie view that it is wrong. A three-judge bench cannot hold the verdict passed by another three-judge bench as per incuriam. But the matter is now with the five-judge bench and it will look into the aspect." The court said it would have heard the matter at present but since it is in midst of hearing another constitution bench matter, therefore it was adjourning the matter to be heard later. At the outset, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for some petitioners said that February 8 verdict passed by a three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra cannot hold a verdict passed by a three-judge bench in 2014. Both Pune Municipal Corporation and Indore Development Authority verdicts dealt with the issue of interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Indore Development Authority said that there are earlier verdicts of the apex court which say that a bench of same strength can say that earlier verdict is per incuriam. On February 22, a two-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had referred the matter relating to land acquisition to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for constituting an "appropriate bench" to deal with the "piquant" situation that had arisen after an order by a three-judge bench which had virtually stayed the operation of a February 8 verdict. It had said "We do not mind our order being set aside. We had said that the order (passed in 2014) was 'per incuriam' and it was permissible under the law. It is for the CJI to decide which bench should hear it." A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur on February 21, had observed that if "judicial discipline" and propriety were not maintained, the institution will "go forever" while referring to the February 8 verdict passed by another three-judge bench which had held that compensation not availed within a stipulated five year period would not be a ground for cancellation of land acquisition. It had said that perhaps there has been a tinkering with judicial discipline in arriving at a conclusion in the February 8 verdict as the issue should have been referred to a larger bench in case of difference of opinion, as the 2014 verdict had held that non-payment of compensation would be a ground to cancel the land acquisition. In its February 8 judgement, the apex court with a 2:1 majority view, had held the 2014 verdict of another three-judge bench in Pune Municipal Corporation case was passed without due regard to the law (as per incuriam) and had said that land acquired could not be quashed due to delay on part of landowners in accepting compensation within five years due to litigation or other reasons. It had held that once the compensation amount for land acquired by a government agency has been unconditionally tendered but the landowner refuses to accept it, this would amount to payment and discharge of obligation on part of the agency. The court had also then held that it will not be open to the person, who has refused the compensation, to raise the point that since the amount has not been deposited in court or paid to him, the acquisition has lapsed. The 2014 verdict was rendered unanimously by a three-judge bench which had held that "the deposit of compensation amount in the government treasury is of no avail and cannot be held to be equivalent to compensation paid to the landowners/persons interested".

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Dramatic video shows civic body truck plunging into sinkhole in India's Pune - WATCH

Will look into correctness of two 3-judge verdicts on land acquisition: SC