Overview
- The Nagpur bench set fines at Rs 25,000 for anyone using nylon manja and Rs 2.5 lakh for vendors, with parents liable when minors are involved and the rules applicable year‑round.
- Courts directed creation of a Public Welfare Fund with QR‑code payment for on‑the‑spot collection, recovery of unpaid fines as land revenue after 15 days, and show‑cause notices for officers after untoward incidents.
- District collectors in Vidarbha were told to publish public notices on January 13–14, authorize police and municipal bodies to collect fines, and set up dedicated complaint WhatsApp numbers, with the matter listed again on January 20.
- The Aurangabad bench criticized Maharashtra’s inaction, ordered a month of heightened vigilance with a compliance report due January 16, directed a state‑level Special Task Force to target the supply chain, and granted Rs 2 lakh each as interim compensation to three injured victims.
- After a Bhubaneswar scooterist suffered a slit throat and a 70‑year‑old woman was injured in Meerpet, police launched raids, seized banned strings, issued advisories, and warned that use of the thread may be treated as use of a weapon.