Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding status of Zudpi lands in Maharashtra, 22/05/2025

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 …

BCCI to associate with environment, cancer awareness

MUMBAI: In the past, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has often been criticised for not associating itself with social causes. That, however, is set to change. For IPL 11, which will kick off on April 7, the Board has decided to associate itself with two relevant …

Banaskantha floods: Gujarat HC seeks govt's reply over farmers' demand for compensation

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has sought state government’s reply by Friday in response to a PIL complaining about farmers from Banaskantha district who did not get compensation for the damages they sustained due to heavy floods in August last year. The court asked the concerned government lawyer to take instructions …

What is the policy for ewaste disposal: HC asks authorities

The Delhi High Court today asked municipal bodies and the Delhi government whether there was any policy to deal with the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), dubbing it a "critical area" which has so far escaped attention. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar …

Plea filed in NGT to stop misuse of water in IPL ties

Alwar: An Alwar youth has filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, over holding IPL matches in the country in the midst of severe water crisis. The IPL matches are being scheduled from April 7 to May 27. He pleaded to shift the matches out of …

Delhi HC stays Centre's notification on crash guards till April 18

The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed the Centre's notification directing all states to take stern action against unauthorised fitting of crash guards or bull bars on vehicles. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to …

HC pulls up UT cops for turning deaf ear to noise pollution

Lambasting the Chandigarh Police for turning a deaf ear to the noise pollution caused by bikers riding away from the rules on two-wheelers with modified silencers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today said they could hear the din in their homes, but not the cops in police stations. The …

National clean air programme to be finalised within four weeks: Govt to SC

The environment ministry today told the Supreme Court that a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to comprehensively deal with the rising air pollution levels across the country would be finalised within four weeks. NCAP is a medium term national level strategy to tackle the increasing air pollution problem in India …

Supreme Court: Cost of medical treatment exorbitant, govt has to do something

NEW DELHI: The "exorbitant" cost of medical treatment in India on Thursday drew attention of the Supreme Court which told the government to "do something" as the people were unable to get treatment due to the "huge cost". The apex court's remarks assume significance as the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority …

HC asks for government report on water availability at Sonshi

PANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa directed the chief engineer of the public works department (PWD) to visit Sonshi, inspect the ground realities there regarding availability of safe drinking water and thereafter submit a report before it. The high court also reprimanded the government for under-utilising the District …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding solid waste management in India, 07/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India In Re: Outrage as Parents End Life After Child's Dengue Death dated 07/03/2018 regarding state of solid waste management in India. The Union of India has filed a compilation of information pursuant to Court's order dated 6th February, 2018 which indicates that it …

Pollution from buses: SC asks Rajasthan to file affidavit

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Rajasthan government to file an affidavit within three weeks in a matter pertaining to pollution from buses operating to the state from Bikaner House near the India Gate here. The apex court ordered that if the state does not file an …

HC seeks checklist on illegal mining

High Court today directed the authorities of Geology and Mining to report the court about the check list so that to ensure the proper safety of mining places as also the individuals. The Division Bench of Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice M K Hanjura while hearing a PIL on adverse …

HC: Before changing master plan, think of effect on environment

NEW DELHI: Before making any change to the city’s master plan, policymakers should consider its possible impact on the environment as well as the burden it would impose on civic amenities, the Delhi high court has said. Referring to the environmental impact of the increasing population and corresponding rise in …

Bangalore’s toxic legacy intensifies: status of landfills, waste processing sites and dumping grounds, and working conditions of Pourakarmikas

A wide range of people from all over Bangalore, representing a range of organisations and communities from within the city, peri-urban areas and villages affected by waste disposal, were present when Justice N. Kumar (Retd.), Former Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, released: “Bangalore’s Toxic Legacy Intensifies: Status of …

HC seeks govt response on plea against loudspeakers

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday asked the AAP government and police to inform it of steps taken in response to a PIL seeking a ban on use of loudspeakers at religious places in the city. The court said it wants to know exactly what measures have been …

Exempt fireworks industry from environment rules: Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami in letter to PM Modi

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exempt the fireworks manufacturing industry in the state from environment protection rules to save the livelihood of eight lakh families. "I urge you to direct the Ministry of Environment to carry out necessary amendment to Environment …

Industrialist moves HC to curb Chanda pollution

Nagpur: Peeved over pollution touching alarming levels in Chandrapur, an industrialist has moved Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, praying for action against respondents, including Mahagenco, for violating emission norms and environmental standards. A division bench comprising justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Swapna Joshi on Wednesday issued notices to respondents, including …

Lens on illegal brick kilns

Cuttack: A public interest litigation in Orissa High Court has sought its intervention against the mushrooming of illegal brick kilns in areas under Barang and Sadar blocks of Cuttack district. The PIL has expressed concern over unchecked operation of brick kilns close to human habitations and alleged that these posed …

HC stays NGT order on closing 19 tanneries in Jalandhar

Says closure of leather industries will have grave implications Ruling that the shutting down of leather industries in Punjab would have grave implications, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the operation of the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) recent order on the closure of 35 units, including 19 tanneries …

Now, medical students bring light to this Dholpur village

JAIPUR: After surviving without power for ages, light finally shone on this Rajasthan village this New Year, that too powered by solar energy. Neglected by the government and administration, it finally took a group of medical students from the SMS Medical College in Jaipur to bring electricity to Rajghat village …

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