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 …
ECI had directed to use eco-friendly campaign material during the election and there was no need for PVC flex boards and other such non-bio-degradable materials for the campaign in the state KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the political parties not to use polyvinyl …
The efforts of various non-governmental organisations for getting the garbage dump near ancient Bhadarkali Mandir of Jagraon shifted yielded fruit when the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Jagraon Municipal Council to shift it to some other place as soon as possible. Following the directions from the High Court, …
NAINITAL: Uttarakhand high court on Thursday directed the state government to reopen slaughter houses which are ready to comply with the norms. The court also asked for a copy of special leave petition filed by the state government opposing the HC’s order of closing slaughter houses in the state last …
ALLAHABAD: Allahabad High Court on Thursday vacated its interim order of May 12, 2017, whereby it had banned mining operations in Sonebhadra district of the state. While hearing a PIL filed by All India Kaimoor Peoples Front, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery …
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday expressed its satisfaction on the measures taken by the state government in tackling the rising cases of swine flu in Gujarat. During the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) questioning the poor state of infrastructure resulting in a spurt in the swine flu …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Babubhai Ramubhai Saini Vs Gujarat Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/03/2019 regarding pollution in Morbi town of Gujarat on account of the operation of Ceramic, Silicate and Frit industries. Prayer in the application was to close the coal based …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suresh Banarasilal Jaipuria Vs M/s. SMS Paryavaran Ltd. & Others dated 27/02/2019 regarding laying of the sewerage network and establishment of STP in Shegaon, District Buldana, Maharashtra. It has been alleged that certain mandatory requirements prescribed in the contract agreement …
A committee, headed by a former Delhi High Court Judge has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that approximately 155 waterbodies have been identified across the national Capital that have been encroached upon. The committee, which had been constituted by the NGT to monitor the groundwater situation in the Capital, …
The number of swine flu cases in Gujarat continue to grow. More than 2,000 people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus since January 1 and 79 persons have succumbed to it. About 727 persons are undergoing treatment in various hospitals across the State. According to a Gujarat Health Department …
Protests were held across the port town this week on the issue. The matter also came up before the administrative tribunal. THE Goa State Pollution Control Board has directed the South West Port Limited and Adani Group to pay penalty and amended the monitoring regulations to include CCTV across the …
A Committee headed by a former high court judge has suggested to the National Green Tribunal that Rs 5 lakh fine be imposed on schools and colleges where rain water harvesting systems (RWHS) are not functional. The committee headed by Justice (retd) S P Garg told a bench of NGT …
The court was hearing a petition filed by Awaaz Foundation and others, raising the issue of noise pollution during various religious festivals. OBSERVING THAT the Mumbai Police had filed affidavits in court but done little else to act against noise pollution in the city, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday …
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to form a high-level committee comprising of bureaucrats and health department staff to plan and take the necessary measures for the control of swine flu in the state. The direction came from the division bench of Acting Chief Justice AS …
The Supreme Court on Monday closed down the Vedanta-Sterlite copper smelter plant at Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi by setting aside an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which gave conditional nod for the plant to begin operations on December 15, 2018. A bench of Justices RF Nariman and Navin Sinha …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Madhya Pradesh & Others Vs Raj Kumar Jain dated 15/02/2019 regarding illegal transportation of tendu leaves with the help of a vehicle, which was subsequently seized by the forest authorities. The High Court held that the …
The Gujarat High Court on Monday asked a lawyer to remain concerned about the problem of swine flu in India and how it can be brought under control rather than what is happening in Singapore. During the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL), an advocate appearing on behalf of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of V. Manickam Vs The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 04/02/2019. CASE HISTORY The issue relates to pollution of Thirumanimuthar River, on account of discharge of effluents by the industries as well as municipal sewage. According to …
The Bombay High Court on Thursday suggested to the state government that it lay out an interim policy to protect rivers in Maharashtra till the Centre comes up with a river regulation policy that would protect any kind of encroachment along the river bed. A division bench of Chief Justice …
While the Islamabad High Court waits to hear a case regarding the enlarged pictorial health warning on cigarette packaging, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Tuesday issued a notification increasing the size of the warning from 50 to 60pc, on either side of the pack. The ministry has …
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to move the High Court (HC) over discharge of industrial waste and high level of pollutants into Yamuna river in Haryana affecting the river’s raw water quality in the national capital. The declining water quality has forced the Delhi government to reduce its …
