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 …
Showing zero tolerance to public servants who allowed illegal mining in the Aravalli Hills despite a ban in place since 2002, the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to penalise such officers posted in the three districts of Mewat, Gurgaon and Faridabad during the past five years. The Forest Bench of …
If disaster were to strike, the Chembur-Anushakti Nagar belt with its multiple sensitive installations could be one of the worst affected in the city. Naturally, residents of the area are worried and want the candidates knocking on their doors for votes to ensure that a disaster management drill for the …
The Supreme Court today said it wanted the prosecution of Haryana officials who had turned a blind eye to rampant illegal mining in the state in violation of the court’s ban on mining in the Aravalli hills region. A Bench headed by Justice JS Khehar observed that it was evident …
Mangroves in Airoli continue to suffer and die due to illegal activities, like the building of artificial bunds within mangroves for crab farming and fishing. They have been hacked at many places in Sector 19 and parts of Diva and Ghansoli recently. Environmentalists said the forest authorities are unable to …
The state government has formulated its mining policy. Its law officer today sought additional time from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for placing on record the policy formulated by the state government. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashutosh Mohunta and Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal fixed December 4 for …
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Union government to strictly implement the ban on manufacture of plastic national flags. The Ministry of Home Affairs has been directed to take stringent measures against the use, distribution and sale of such plastic flags. The court was hearing a Public Interest …
Gujarat high court on Thursday sought an explanation from the Centre and the state government over the proposed new tourism zone in Dhari division of Gir sanctuary, the last abode of Asiatic lions. Taking suo motu cognizance of an anonymous letter from a local resident taking exception to construction in …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the civic agencies to come up with plan for better sanitation facilities, after observing that there was a “serious dearth” of toilets in the capital and most people were “still using walls and railway tracks”. The court of Justices B D Ahmed and …
The impugned formalin detection kit, ‘Formaldehyde Meter Z-300′, is not a proper one to detect the chemical in fruits and foodstuffs, according to a report of Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), reports UNB. Submitted to the High Court on Tuesday. The report was submitted in compliance with …
The West Bengal government has informed the Supreme Court that it was only evaluating the feasibility and suitability of a WWF-India pilot project proposing administering contraceptive drugs on wild elephants in north Bengal to manage their rapidly increasing population. However, it denied the allegation that it was practicing this to …
The Puri district administration on Sunday appraised National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairman Justice Swatantar Kumar regarding the actions taken on the tribunal’s directives. The NGT chief took stock of the progress made in this regard at a meeting with the concerned officials held here. The NGT, while adjudicating a PIL …
Villagers of Kunigal taluk in Tumkur district dreaded a private company which was on the verge of commencing mining in the area, posing a threat to a dam built by Sir MVisvesvaraya at Markonahalli in 1940.But they can rest easy following the state government's decision not to grant any quarrying …
Gujarat high court on Wednesday came down heavily on the state government for its proposal to cut trees between Sanand and Nal Sarovar for widening the road in view of fast industrialization in the area. A PIL had pointed out that cutting of trees — which could be around 7,000 …
Order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in the matter of Dr. Ravindra Shukla & Others Vs State Of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 12/09/2014 regarding issuance of arms licences without the prior concurrence of the Chief Wild Life Warden, in violation of the provisions of Section 34 …
Considering the “urgency and seriousness” required to tackle suspected cases of Ebola infection, the Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the state government to provide adequate detection facilities at international airports in Pune and Nagpur, on the lines of that in Mumbai, within 48 hours. Justices A S Oka and G …
NASHIK: The action plan for a green Kumbh Mela that focuses on eliminating use of plastic, treating nirmalya and other bio-degradable waste, banning washing in the Godavari and an aggressive awareness drive was officially released on Saturday. The city mayor and the revenue commissioner released the plan at a function …
Office Report submitted in the Supreme Court dated 09/09/2014 in W.R. 120/2012 (Manohar Lal Sharma etc. Vs The Principal Secretary & Ors) regarding coal block allocation
Environment activist Subhas Datta, on the basis of whose petition the Supreme Court ordered the setting up of a Green Bench at the Calcutta high court on April 16, 1996, is an unhappy man. Over the last few years, few matters concerning public interest and environmental issues have been taken …
Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of A. Narayanan Vs Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 04/09/2014 regarding rehabilitation of slum dwellers.
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the government will take a call on allowing field trials of GM crops only after the Supreme Court gives its decision. The apex court has fixed September 16 as next hearing for the public interest litigation filed in 2005 by activist Aruna Rodrigues …
