Monuments

Order of the Supreme Court on the matter of felling of trees in and around Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 07/05/2025

The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj …

Order of the Supreme Court on the matter of felling of trees in and around Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 07/05/2025

The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding illegal constructions near the protected monument Quila Rai Pithora, Saidulajab village, Delhi, 16/04/2025

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to large scale illegal constructions within the vicinity of 100 to 300 meters of the protected monument Quila Rai Pithora at Village Saidulajab, New Delhi. …

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of census of trees in Taj Trapezium Zone, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 05/03/2025

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. The matter is related to the census of trees. The bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh said that the object of the 1976 Act is to …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining activities within the Taj Trapezium Zone, 23/01/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Yadram Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 23/01/2024. The grievance in the application is mining activities within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ area) in violation of existing rules and orders of Supreme Court of India …

Supreme Court orders removal of all business activities within 500 meter radius of Taj Mahal, 26/09/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2022. The Supreme Court directed the Agra Development Authority to remove all business activities within 500 meters from the boundary/peripheral wall of the monument Taj Mahal.

Order of the Supreme Court regarding felling of 1803 trees for the widening of the Mathura-Deeng road, which falls in the TTZ area, Uttar Pradesh, …

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/12/2021. The matter related to Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The matter related to permission for felling 1803 trees for the purpose of widening of the Mathura-Deeng (Gobardhan) road (four …

Order of the Madras High Court on the matter of safeguarding of archaeological monuments in Tamil Nadu, 07/06/2021

Order of the Madras High Court dated 07/06/2021 in the matter of Suo Motu Vs Archaeological Survey of India & Others regarding safeguarding of archaeological monuments in Tamil Nadu. The Madras High Court, June 7, 2021 in a slew of measures directed the concerned authorities to establish Mamallapuram World Heritage …

Order of the Allahabad High Court regarding demolition of buildings to be near ancient monuments, tehsil Padrauna, district Kushi Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 15/02/2021

Order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of Noorjahan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/02/2021. The matter related to order for demolition of construction raised by the petitioners - treating it to be illegal and in violation of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and …

Improving Heritage Management in India

India’s cultural heritage and, inparticular, its archaeological and built heritage is unparalleled in the world. An initial survey indicates the total quantum of India’s built heritage and archaeological remains may roughly amount to a total of 400000 plus heritage structures across the country including the centrally protected monuments, state protected …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding protection of Taj Trapezium Zone, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 04/12/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/12/2019 regarding environment protection of Taj Mahal. Among the various directions passed by the apex court are the following: a. The Agra Municipal Corporation has been directed to submit …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding management of Jagannath temple, Puri, Odisha, 04/11/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Mrinalini Padhi Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/11/2019 management of Jagannath temple, Puri, Odisha. The SC on November 4 directed the government of Odisha to frame a plan, with support from the Jagannath temple administration for providing …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the Vision Document for Taj Mahal preservation, 13/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/02/2019 regarding Vision Document for Taj Mahal preservation. Court extends by eight weeks the time to file the Management Plan by the ASI and two weeks time to the …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Vision Document on Taj Mahal, 25/09/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2018 regarding Taj Trapezium Zone. Meenakshi Dhote, Professor of Environmental Planning, DSPA and Project Coordinator of Vision Document for Taj Mahal stated before the Court that the suggestions received …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Taj Trapezium Zone, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 28/08/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/08/2018 regarding Taj Trapezium Zone. Supreme Court held discussion with Meenakshi Dhote, who is the Professor of Environmental Planning, DSPA and Project Coordinator of Vision Document asked her to …

50% Of Cases Being Filed By Blackmailers, Says Green Court

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the tribunal would deal with only those cases which have an important question relating to environment and ecology. The National Green Tribunal took today strong note of frivolous petitions being filed in the name of environment and said 50 …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Taj Trapezium Zone, Uttar Pradesh, 30/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/07/2018 regarding Taj Trapezium Zone. M.C. Mehta has suggested that the TTZ Authority needs to be revampled. Attorney General and Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General for the State of …

'Taj Mahal Declaration' adopted to fight plastic pollution near monument

AGRA: Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Union minister for culture and environment Mahesh Sharma on Sunday administered a pledge to Agra residents for making areas around Taj Mahal, in a radius of 500 metres, free of litter and polythene and reducing the presence of single-use plastic products …

Shivaji memorial: Maharashtra govt gets MoEF nod for 210 m statue, wants to increase its height by 2 m

According to the state PWD, the monument includes a 126-m tall equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, placed on a two-tiered pedestal at an height of 84 m, reaching an overall height of 210 m. It has also proposed to erect a fortified wall of 14 m around the island …

SC expresses concern that Taj Mahal turning brown/green

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the change of colour of the iconic Taj Mahal at Agra and said the monument had become yellowish earlier and was now turning brownish and greenish. The apex court suggested that the Centre take the assistance of experts from India …

GHMC to launch Common Building Application Form

Citizens applying for permission for construction of multi storeyed buildings in Greater Hyderabad need not run from pillar to post to obtain NOCs from various government departments. HYDERABAD:Citizens applying for permission for construction of multi storeyed buildings in Greater Hyderabad need not run from pillar to post to obtain no-objection …

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