Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The tribunal has asked the MoEF and the state of Maharashtra to file their replies on Lavasa's plea The National Green Tribunal today deferred the hearing of Lavasa Corporation Ltd's petition challenging the environment ministry's decision to impose conditions with the environmental clearance accorded to the firm's $31 billion hillside …
The fast-dwindling water stock reflects the grim water situation in the state ahead of summer, irrigation minister Sunil Tatkare said in the legislative assembly on Monday. The state's water stock has gone down to 31% against 46% on the same day last year, he said. Tatkare said measures would be …
Angered by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the controversial hill station project, Lavasa Lake City; activists of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) are now planning to file a contempt suit against him. This was told to DNA by advocate Vishwambhar Chowdhury on Sunday. “Knowing well, that …
Pune Lavasa Corporation has said it will be filing a writ petition in the Bombay High Court to set aside the orders of the Pune court. The Chief Judicial Magistrate N T Ghadge had ordered Lavasa Corporation and 15 others including promoters and directors to appear in the Pune court …
Seeks talks after court battle lost Crying “discrimination”, the Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) wants to initiate a fresh dialogue with the environment ministry to arrive at a solution enabling the expansion of its aluminum refinery in Orissa.Vedanta has claimed the ministry discriminated against it by not clearing its …
Days after two tribals from Pune district filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging a government notification which empowers Lavasa Corp to act as a special planning authority, the company termed the move as “motivated and malafide”. The realty firm, constructing a hill city (called Lavasa) near Pune, …
New Delhi: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar has rolled the dice for another confrontation with Jairam Ramesh, laying claim to a key arm of the rural development ministry which is piloting the land acquisition amendment bill. Pawar has urged the PM to put the department of land resources (DoLR) in his …
The Bombay High Court has said it will decide whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act of 2010 can be used to adjudicate alleged irregularities by the Lavasa township. A bench will now decide whether the NGT is competent enough to judge Lavasa-related issues, in light of the objections raised …
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board had filed criminal complaint In a move that will initiate the prosecution of Lavasa Corporation, a Pune court on Thursday ordered issue of process against nine directors and six officials of the Corporation. All the 15 persons, including chief promoter Ajit Gulabchand, have been asked to …
All the 15 accused named by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in a criminal case it filed against Lavasa Corporation were issued process by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (Pune), Mr N.T. Ghadge, on Thursday. In the order, all accused — including non-executive directors Ms Anuradha Desai, Mr Aniruddha Deshpande, Mr …
After verifying the additional documents submitted by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the court of chief judicial magistrate NT Ghadge reserved its order on the case filed against Lavasa Corporation Ltd on Thursday. The court will announce its orders — on separate pleas by the Rashtriya Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has stated that it took a liberal approach while granting clearance to the Lavasa township project, coming up near Pune, as 257 buildings have already been built and third-party rights created. The affidavit filed by MoEF in the Bombay high court stated …
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the petitioners and respondents in the Lavasa township case to consider whether the appropriate forum could be the tribunal, set up under National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act of 2010. The Act envisages a Tribunal for “expeditious disposal” of matters related to environmental protection. …
The Bombay High Court Wednesday asked the petitioners and respondents in the Lavasa township case to consider whether the appropriate forum could be the tribunal, set up under National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act of 2010. The Act envisages a Tribunal for "expeditious disposal" of matters related to environmental protection. The …
Mumbai Chief ministers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala agreed on Monday there could be a case for allowing state governments more leeway in giving environmental approvals, with Madhya Pradesh’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Kerala’s Oommen Chandy pointing out that delays in clearances were stalling economic growth in their states. …
The court of chief judicial magistrate NT Ghadge on Monday asked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to produce additional documents on which the private criminal complaint is based on against Lavasa Corporation Limited (LCL). The court was to pass an order in the case on Monday, but it directed …
The chief ministers of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala agreed on Monday that there was a need to examine whether development projects in the states should seek central environmental approvals. Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Oommen Chandy said that delays in these approvals were hurting progress in their states. While Maharashtra …
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has rallied 8% to Rs 30.20 after the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) cleared the company’s hill city project at Lavasa near Pune, subject to the company meeting 47 conditions. The ministry of environment and forests' clearance was granted on the condition that the project …
After a year-long legal battle, the environment ministry on Wednesday granted a conditional clearance to the first phase of the multi-crore Lavasa Hill City project in Maharashtra. The clearance comes as a reprieve to Ajit Gulabchand’s ambitious hill city project, making losses to the tune of Rs 2 crore a …
The Union environment ministry on Wednesday gave environmental clearance (EC) to the controversial Lavasa hill township project near Pune in Maharashtra. The clearance, however, is subject to at least 57 conditions and regular monitoring. The 2,000-hectare first phase of the Lavasa project, which is expected to cost around Rs3,000 crore, …
