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 …
NEW DELHI: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for Haryana government's response to a PIL alleging rampant illegal extraction of groundwater in Gurgaon allegedly because of nexus between builders and urban development officials who sanction new structures without proper municipal water connection. A bench of Ashutosh Mohunta and …
New Delhi: Pulling up Haryana government, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned its refusal to supply water to Munak canal and said it will not allow any more wastage of water. "Everyday 80 MGD of water is lost. Why are you not supplying water to the Munak canal? We …
AURANGABAD: Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has given its nod for release of water from upstream dams into Jayakwadi reservoir for the drinking purpose only. In its interim order issued on Tuesday, the division bench comprising Justice P B Dharmadhikari and Justice A M Badar directed not to …
A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court Wednesday alleging that most of Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS) or generic drug stores are lying defunct across states and there is urgent need to make easily available the medicines by their generic names at reasonable price. A division bench of Chief …
As Delhi debates the benefits of making PUC certificates mandatory for getting fuel, a surgeon is working to persuade the judiciary to put a cap on the sale of cars and prohibit the sale of fuel-guzzling environmentally-unfriendly vehicles in the city. The reason--adverse effect of vehicular emissions, especially on the …
NAGPUR: A social worker has alleged dengue has affected over 10,000 people in city while 25 had died of the infection. Anil Agre made the charge in a public interest litigation filed with the high court here through counsel Srikant Khandalkar. The petition alleges absolute apathy and inaction on part …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the Munak canal water sharing dispute, saying it’s “tragic” that the issue has not been resolved yet while citizens are deprived of water. A Bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to Haryana …
At last, the administration on Tuesday filed criminal cases against the violators of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms following a direction by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). District Magistrate Aravind Agarwal, through the Government Pleader, filed 18 criminal cases against 16 hotels and two apartment owners for violation of CRZ …
NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has issued notices on a PIL to ministry of environment, forests & climate change, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and others against illegal dumping of spent acid by industries in Chornala near Butibori causing death of livestock, crop damage and turning well …
NASHIK: The civic body on Wednesday sought a week's time from the Bombay high court to study the report prepared by the chief conservator of forest, Nashik region, on the hacking of 2,400 trees. As per the directions of the HC based on public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Nashik …
Haryana mining cases are likely to get priority hearing in the Supreme Court as senior advocate Harish Salve, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in matters relating to projects in forest areas, today pleaded for fast-tracking their disposal. Appearing before the SC’s new Forest Bench headed by Chief …
The Panchavati division of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Thursday collected three tonnes of 'nirmalya' (puja material) from the banks Godavari river after the Chhath Puja celebrations came to an end. "We had engaged 33 sanitary employees on the riverbanks for the clean-up act. The waste we collected will …
After being pulled up by the Uttarakhand high court for not implementing central government orders on sand mining, the state government on Thursday assured the court that it will enforce all regulations with immediate effect. The court was hearing a PIL filed by one Vinay Kohli alleging that the state …
The Odisha High Court has asked the Collectors of three districts to stop all stone quarrying and mining activities in biodiversity zones and cancel the leases granted to individuals in such areas. A Division Bench of the court comprising Chief Justice Amitava Roy and Justice AK Rath issued the notices …
NASHIK: The Bombay High Court has asked Godavari Gatarikaran Virodhi Manch, an NGO that had filed a public interest litigation on river pollution, to make Indiabulls and Nashik Thermal Power Station (NTPS) a party in the case and ask them to appear on November 7. The court said though these …
In the forest on both sides of Tughlaqabad Fort’s southern outer wall, a lake has slowly materialised over the past two years. Leafless tree-trunks jut out at odd angles from the poisonous water. Sludge and plastic bags gather at its banks. A team from the Ministry of Environment and Forest …
The Odisha High Court on Thursday asked forest and revenue officials of both the Central and State Governments to inquire into an alleged forestland grab by certain influential persons in Dharmasala block of Jajpur district and submit reports within two weeks. The HC notice came in connection with the alleged …
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to alter its order allowing cancelled coal blocks to continue operation till March 2015. An application filed by a PIL petitioner ML Sharma, on whose petition the Court ordered cancellation of coal blocks, alleged that companies were extracting coal in excess of their lease …
Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday show caused state government for an undue delay in notifying Ratapani area as a tiger reserve despite receiving an "in-principle approval" from the Centre in 2008. Jabalpur bench has asked principal chief conservator of forest and chief wildlife warden to submit an explanation on …
The High Court has asked the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department to ensure that no flood contaminated food items are sold in Kashmir. In an application, advocate G A Lone had submitted before the court that dietary items contaminated with the flood waters are being openly sold in …
