<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of All India Drug Action Network & Others Vs Union of India Ministry of Health & Others dated 13/09/2023. Additional Solicitor General informed
Public interest litigation has historically been an innovative judicial procedure for enhancing the social and economic rights of disadvantaged and marginalized groups in India. In recent years, however, a number of criticisms of public interest litigation have emerged, including concerns related to separation of powers, judicial capacity, and inequality.
Pune Inquiry ordered in May was delayed due to elections The probe involving large-scale irregularities in allotment of forest land in Pune will now pick up speed with the Lok Sabha polls in April and Assembly polls being over.
Oct. 29: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation filed against the state government
Even as the state of Punjab has notified the master plan for Ludhiana, the ones for Patiala, Bathinda and Jalandhar are in the process of being finalised.
The High Court on Wednesday ordered a stay on sand mining for violating the terms of conditional approval.
CHENNAI: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop all dam construction activities at various points on the Ganga, especially from the Bhagirathi river stage.
A Division Bench of Justice Mr Aniruddha Bose and Justice Mr Sanjib Banerjee of Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to inquire into the possibility of any construction work harming a 2,000-bigha waterbody in Howrah and file a report by 30 October. The matter will come up for hearing again on 6 November.
Oct. 6: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday put a brake on the chairperson of the district review committee interfering with sanctioning and approving works under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
Supreme Court judgement dated 06/10/2009 on river Noyyal pollution. The Court was of the opinion that there has been unabated pollution by the members of Tirupur Dyeing Factory Owners. They cannot escape the responsibility to meet out the expenses of reversing the ecology. They are bound to meet the expenses of removing the sludge of the river.
Mumbai: In response to a PIL filed by Awaaz foundation, the Bombay high court, on Thursday, directed for the constitution of a committee with representatives from the BMC, the MPCB and other relevant departments to examine the noise levels at helipads.
