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 …
Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing attempt of Adani Vizhinjam port private limited (AVPPL) to ensure sourcing of rocks and its transportation for construction of breakwater at Vizhinjam has stumbled upon environmental hurdles. Kerala coastal zone management authority (KCZMA) has directed AVPPL to stop all the ongoing activities being carried out for the …
The High Court in April last year had restrained the government from issuing any final notification in this regard. The Gujarat High Court has refused to provide any relief to the state government in a public interest litigation (PIL) questioning the intention of the state government in proposing the reduction …
Judgement of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of The State Government of Madhya Pradesh Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/04/2019 regarding Geographical Indication (GI) to Basmati rice grown in Indo-Gangetic region. History of the Case: The Ministry of Agriculture through an Office Memorandum (OM) dated …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T. M. Umashankar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/04/2019 regarding direction for closure of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF) established by M/s Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. and M/s Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. on the direction of …
MUMBAI: In a PIL filed by advocate Abha Singh over denial of use of loudspeakers last year by police at a protest, a bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamdar on Thursday directed that she has a right to organise public meetings and peaceful demonstrations in public …
Govt. mandates all plastic carry bags must have labelling The Kerala High Court has declined to interfere with a government order mandating that all plastic carry bags must have labelling with details such as name and registration of the manufacturer and thickness of the material, and that no plastic carry …
It was easy for Chandigarh to brush off CSE’s findings as a survey by an NGO. Had the civic body paid attention to the findings, city would not have slipped to this rank. CONSIDERED ONE of the cleanest cities in the country, Chandigarh this year slipped to 20th position in …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Aditya Bhatia Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2019 regarding permission to avail “Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy” being provided to the petitoner (Aditya Bhatia) by Nutech Mediworld. The petitioner states that he is suffering from Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy …
Jaipur: Coming down heavily on noise pollution caused by the music systems used by restaurants and hotels in the city, a division bench of Rajasthan High Court on Thursday asked commissioner of police, Jaipur to exercise strict vigil in the entire city of Jaipur to ensure sound of music systems …
Sameer Ahmed, counsel for one of the petitioners, urged the court to direct the authorities to protect Malkam Cheruvu. Hyderabad: Asking the Telangana government why the Musi river could not be revived like the Gujarat government did with the Sabarmati river and and the Rajasthan government the Bhadravathi, the Telangana …
Says detailed study needed to reach conclusion; HC seeks BMC reply by April 23 The coastal road project may destroy oyster beds and thereby affect the livelihood of fisherfolk, mainly women, a report by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) submitted to the Bombay High Court on Tuesday said. …
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said government and civic authorities should strike a balance between development of infrastructure and environment. A division bench of Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice N M Jamdar said the authorities have to keep in mind that while infrastructure projects like the …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court directed on 6.3.2019 that a joint meeting of EPCA, Municipal bodies, secretaries of the transport department and Delhi Police and other incumbents/functionaries be convened to prepare a parking plan for providing both residential and commercial parking and to find out as to what kind of parking …
Says Tamil Nadu government failed to imbibe the spirit of its directive, did not give meaningful response The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Tamil Nadu government for not giving a “meaningful response” to its March 8 order to take steps to immediately stop political parties from defacing the …
Hearing on a petition regarding plastic waste and draining of sewer water in the Ganga river at Har ki Paidi in Haridwa, the High Court of Uttarakhand has directed the municipal corporation of Haridwar to submit a progress report by April 28. The next hearing on this petition will be …
MUMBAI: Bombay high court has, in an interim order, stayed the Maharashtra government's two-and-half-year-old directive capping the price of dengue tests at 600. A division bench of justices Abhay Oka and M S Sanklecha admitted the petition filed by Association Of Practising Pathologists and held that while the state had …
NEW DELHI: With over 1 crore registered vehicles, finding a legitimate parking slot in Delhi is a daunting task. To ease citizens’ woes, the corporations have now proposed to reserve space for women and differently abled citizens. North corporation has already cleared the changes that are now being incorporated in …
Nairobi Metropolitan Service Improvement Project (NaMSIP) has obtained an environmental licence to build Mitumbiri Sanitary Landfill in the county, the High Court heard. Environment and Land Court Judge Grace Kemei was told that Nema had submitted a permit for the Sh1 billion solid waste management project, to be established in …
Says affidavit filed does not outline steps to curb noise pollution The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that the affidavit filed by the Commissioner of Police (CP) is not satisfactory and directed another affidavit to be filed on what steps will be taken to curb noise pollution in future. …
JAIPUR: A division bench of Rajasthan High Court on Monday said that chief minister of Rajasthan is expected to prepare a project aiming at recharging of water bodies, checking deforestation and illegal mining. The bench comprising Justice MN Bhandari and Justice BL Sharma while hearing suo motu petition on the …
