Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
Expressing concern over the poor quality of drinking water at Northern Railway stations and their platforms, Delhi High Court today sought collection of samples from different divisions and a report on the issue. "At present we will only look into the aspect whether the people living in railway colonies and …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the city government, NDMC and the police commissioner on a PIL seeking a ban on an allegedly unauthorised parking racket at Sarojini Nagar market. The plea alleges that the racket is being run by parking mafia in connivance with local authorities …
The Delhi high court on Wednesday criticised the Centre and the Delhi government over their apathy towards the issue of 90 per cent of buildings in the capital being “structurally unsafe” to withstand earthquake. The court directed the Centre and Delhi government to give a status report on action taken …
An environmental group on Sunday vowed to appeal to a higher court after its lawsuit against eight chemical plants over pollution in the Tengger Desert was rejected. The Intermediate People's Court of Zhongwei, in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, declined on Friday to accept the organization's lawsuit, said Wang Wenyong, …
Eight firms are being sued for dumping untreated waste in northwest China's Tengger Desert as part of a high-profile public interest litigation filed by a non-profit organization. The Zhongwei Municipal Intermediate People's Court in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region received the cases filed by the China Biodiversity Conservation and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Janardan Chandar Patil Vs. Union of India dated 17/08/2015 regarding the location of chemical, petro chemical and also hazardous industries which are located in proximity of newly developed residential area, Navi Mumbai. In the present Application, …
Navi Mumbai: Several street vendors are selling national flags made of cloth at busy traffic signals, following a Bombay high court directive earlier this year to ban the use of plastic flags during Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations.. A vendor at Navi Mumbai's Palm Beach Road told TOI, "Till …
The city government was asked by the Delhi high court on Wednesday to give details of the actual forest area in the capital, observing that the extent of green cover as shown on paper is “not the true picture.” The court also asked the Delhi government about what it was …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed DDA and DJB to provide it with details of current water supply to Dwarka. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva also sought details from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on the status of 16 borewells …
Taking suo motu cognisance of a public interest litigation petition, the Madras High Court has called upon officials of the Road Transport and Highways Department to inform the court whether any impact study has been conducted over felling of thousands of trees while laying roads for a project. Hearing the …
During this Ganesh festival, the district administration won't allow disposal of 'nirmalya' (a used 'pooja' material) into Panchganga river. Divisional commissioner S Chockalingam has asked the administration to conduct immediate meetings with all the stakeholders to make them aware of the decision and also appealed to the citizens not to …
Is the Centre under NDA dispensation preparing to change its long-held position that Asiatic lions need a second home outside Gujarat's Gir sanctuary, and instead tilting towards the view of the state government which has steadfastly opposed the idea? Sources in the ministry of environment and forests said the Union …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a penalty of Rs 15 lakh on a former sarpanch and a gram sevak for felling 3,000 trees from the forest area of a village and has ordered the same to be deposited with the forest officer of the region in a month from …
Delhi High Court Wednesday expressed serious concern over high levels of particulate matters in the air affecting the health of the people in the national capital and directed the city government to take steps to check unregulated building activities and plant trees. A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and …
In less than a month the nation will have a new, stringent motor vehicles legislation that envisages truly deterrent penalty and imprisonment for violators of road rules, including drunk drivers, the Centre told the Madras high court on Tuesday. A new Motor Vehicles Act, to replace of the existing law …
The committee set up under the Pune divisional commissioner to monitor progress in curbing pollution of the Panchganga river has not submitted the mandatory quarterly reports before the Bombay high court. While hearing the public interest litigations filed by some individuals and NGOs seeking court's attention to the Panchganga pollution …
NAINITAL: Taking serious note of alleged dumping of muck/excavated material by three private construction companies in Mandakini and Alaknanada rivers in Rudraprayag and Pauri districts, the Uttarakhand high court has asked the state government to submit a reply till July 27 this year. A public interest litigation was filed by …
The PIL had alleged that polluting industrial units, factories using chemicals and brick kilns were destroying the ground water quality in Loni, Pilkhuwa and Moradnagar blocks of Ghaziabad. The Allahabad High Court has directed the District Magistrate and the top officials of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in …
MUMBAI: In a landmark order, the Aurangabad bench of Bombay high court has directed the state government not to grant any administrative approval in respect of any water project until an integrated state water plan is finalized. The three-page order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice R M …
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has directed the state government not to grant any administrative approval in respect of any new water project until finalisation of the Integrated State Water Plan (ISWP). The court also directed the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) and the government …
