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 …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Jal Mahal Resorts P. Ltd. Vs K.P. Sharma & Ors dated 25/04/2014 regarding cancellation of an Environment and Monument Improvement/Preservation and Tourism Development Project at Jaipur by declaring it as illegal which was awarded to the petitioner/appellant Jal Mahal …
Of the 1,012 water bodies in Delhi, as many as 349 have reportedly dried up and 165 have been encroached upon. These startling figures have been complied through satellite imaging by the city administration’s Delhi Parks & Gardens Society. The society has also linked the entire data base to the …
With the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) seeking details on illegal mining cases in the State, the State Government on Wednesday prepared its defence at a high level meeting here. The meeting chaired by Chief Secretary JK Mohapatra discussed different aspects of illegal mining activities and the report …
The Centre for Science and Environment Director-General, Sunita Narain, has demanded that all junk food be banned from unaided and private schools across the country. Food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) should not be available in educational institutions and within 500 yards of them. Ms. Narain is the …
An expert group, formed on Delhi High Court order to frame guidelines on junk food in schools, today alleged its report was diluted by the food safety body before it was submitted to the court. The allegation by co-chair of the expert group Sunita Narain came a day before the …
New Delhi : Referring to the suggestions made by expert panels for indefinite moratorium on open field trials unless shortcomings in the regulatory process are addressed, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government why such trials of GM crops should not be banned till the final disposal of case. …
Taking up a PIL on felling of trees in Bangalore, the Karnataka high court asked the parties concerned to come up with suggestions on a system to keep a close watch on replanting of trees. A division bench headed by Chief Justice DH Waghela observed that the system should cover …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of S.Rajaseekaran Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 22/04/2014 regarding road accidents in India. The petitioner has set out detailed statistics published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in the volume “Road Accidents in India 2010” …
The High Court of Meghalaya has dismissed a writ petition against Lafarge on allegations of land dispute. The verdict was delivered by Chief Justice P.C. Pant and Justice S.R. Sen on April 16. The writ petition was filed against a Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. project at Nongtrai, Shella in …
The proposed project to install scanner at Lakhanpur to keep a check on the importing of banned polythene into the state is likely to face further delay as the Assessment Committee (AC) constituted to look into the feasibility of the equipments has failed to make any significant progress. Sources told …
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday deferred till May 1 the hearing of a PIL seeking stopping of construction within 200 meters on the both the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi. Earlier, as per the direction of the court, social activist Vrinda Dar, who is appearing in this case …
The high-power committee appointed by the Bombay High Court on March 7 on river pollution conducted a ground survey of the Godavari river from Someshwar to Dasak on Wednesday. Its observations and likely solutions will be discussed on Thursday. The committee was formed during the hearing of public interest litigation …
Taking serious note of a letter written by a Supreme Court Judge describing the shocking conditions at the children’s parks maintained by the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the civic body to make these facilities kid-friendly forthwith. Justice Kurian Joseph apprised the Court of …
Kerala High Court on Monday asked the state government to submit details of the police probe into the solar scam till date. The court also asked the government to state whether it conducted investigation into allegations made by Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan in the case. The court issued these directives …
In what could spell fresh trouble for India’s hydrocarbon explorers, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to explain why it chose the “complex” Rangarajan formula for gas pricing when it could have adopted “simpler methods” like cost-plus pricing or revenue-sharing. A bench headed by Justice BS Chauhan asked …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shirish Barve & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2014 regarding proposed Jalgaon bypass road of the National Highway No.6 which has been proposed by Respondent No.2 i.e. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). …
Under sharp criticism for ignoring planting of trees to compensate for the chopped ones for road widening, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) gave Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) three options for four-laning between Mankapur Square and Mental Hospital Square on Koradi Road. Looking into the poor track record of …
Soon after Environment and Forests Minister Veerappa Moily reversed his predecessor Jayanti Natarajan’s stance and permitted field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops, the Centre Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to let them go ahead with it in the interest of India’s science and economy. The latest affidavit filed by …
The Ministry of Finance has turned down a proposal to levy an additional 30 per cent cess on diesel cars for the rising pollution levels. In its response to the Supreme Court, the ministry has said that the additional 30 per cent environment compensation charge on private diesel cars may …
Pune: The Bombay high court has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to take immediate corrective steps to dispose of garbage accumulated in various parts of the city. The HC on March 24 passed the interim order on a public interest litigation filed by Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Dhanda from …
