Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Rajasthan & Others Vs Ashok Malik & Others dated 17/03/2025. The SC accepted the statement made in the affidavit by the Chief Secretary, state of Rajasthan to relocate the structures inside the Seven Wonders Park along the Ana Sagar …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Centre for Environment Law Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2013 regarding the necessity of a second home for Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica), an endangered species, for its long term survival and to protect the species from …
two months after the Supreme Court (sc) directed the Delhi government to de-seal industrial units, owners of which were willing to give an undertaking that the premises would not be used for any non-conforming activity, not a single unit has been de-sealed as yet. In November 2000, the state government …
There is much confusion among government authorities and industrialists regarding the definition of a polluting industry. Even those seeking de-sealing have no clue on what basis they should file the application. Consider the case of a plastic moulding unit. The owner has alleged that he was given a license to …
the Supreme Court has granted four weeks time to the Delhi government to close all polluting and unauthorised industries operating in Delhi's residential areas. The apex court rejected the government's plea to complete this task within five months. Justifying the four weeks time, the apex court said that 18,000 units …
the Delhi government, in accordance with the Supreme Court (sc) order of December 7, 2000, has sealed more than 1,500 industrial units. But confusion prevails as to how the units have been identified for closure. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (mcd), the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (dpcc) and the Delhi …
the Delhi government's drive to shut down polluting factories took another tragic turn on January 6, 2001 when a 35-year-old man killed himself when officials came to seal his factory. Pawan Kumar's death brought angry and frustrated factory owners and workers out on the streets, forcing officials to stop the …
Just a small story in the Business Standard about Europe, but with big implications. The story says that the European Commission has asked the European Court of Justice to approve a fine of us $159,000 per day on Britain for not cleaning up its dirty beaches. That amounts to about …
onD ecember 7, 2000, the Sup reme Court set a one month deadline for closure of all polluting industrial units in residential and non-conforming areas of Delhi. The Union ministry for urban development with the help of other bodies and the Delhi government was given the responsibility of implementing the …
The latest environmental fix in Delhi, once again under the pressure of the Supreme Court, is the relocation of polluting industries situated in the areas that are in non-conformity with the city's Master Plan. Four years went by without the government taking any serious action and now that the court …
The Supreme Court (SC) has directed iron foundries in Agra to either shift from the ecosensitive area surrounding the historic monument Taj Mahal or immediately start using natural gas as fuel. The iron foundries using cupola furnaces have been identified as the main culprits causing harm to the monument. The …
delhi had not seen the kind of protests that prevailed on November 20-21 in recent years. Thousands of angry workers took to the streets in several parts of the capital disrupting traffic, burning vehicles and resorting to widespread arson and looting to protest against the Delhi government's decision to seal …
A Supreme Court division bench has reverted one of its order passed in 1996, which stipulated that brick kilns causing air pollution due to the use of fly ash technology should be relocated and the land on which these kilns were located should be surrendered. "It is still a dispute …
The Supreme Court has admonished the Delhi government for its inability to close polluting industrial units operating in the residential areas of the city. The court has now asked the Union ministry of urban development to take action against these units. The court directed the ministry to form a nodal …
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has drawn up a comprehensive environmental management plan for Panipat. The board, however, has compromised on its standards in the very beginning. It has forgotten some of its clauses for giving the no-objection certificate to a project which entails setting up of new …
even as you enter Panipat, a small industrial town in Haryana, you are struck by a feeling that something is terribly wrong. Then, as you look around, the sight that meets your eyes is all too familiar. On the very outskirts of the city, along national highway No 1, flows …
Delhi's district and sessions court has overruled objections raised by 26 shut down polluting industries, regarding the land that has to be surrendered by them to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). This order was given with reference to a earlier judgement of the Supreme Court, which stipulated that all polluting …
The Delhi government has been ordered by the city high court to shift all storehouses of highly inflammable chemicals from the Old Delhi area to Ghazipur. The government has to complete the task within four months. The court also directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to conduct a survey to …
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has said that the city government will soon approach the Supreme Court (SC) to seek more time for relocation of industries. She added that the process of shifting industries has already started. Delhi industries minister Narendra Nath said the government would need at least two …
After the fire in the Lal Kuan area of Old Delhi which claimed over 40 lives, the Delhi government is going to relocate inflammable chemical godowns of the capital to east Delhi ( Down To Earth , Vol 8, No 7). Since the surveys conducted earlier have become outdated, another …
