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 …
With the contract of the agencies cleaning Godavari river with the help of boats coming to an end on September 30, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) had floated tenders for the job about a fortnight ago, but found no takers. The tenders for the said work were opened last week. …
The Supreme Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks as the issue relates to citizens’ fundamental right to life guaranteed under the Constitution. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri passed the …
Clinical trials in the country must be to help the people and must not be allowed for the benefit of multinational companies, the Supreme Court said on Monday, while holding that the norms formulated by the Centre are “deficient” in protecting the people’s rights. While allowing trials for five entities, …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted a government scientific panel’s finding that the chemical additives content in soft drinks were well within the safety levels and did not pose a health hazard to citizens. However it ordered the authorities to periodically inspect “fruit-based soft drinks” for high pesticide content. A …
In a major relief to cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coke, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to force them to list their ingredients on labels of aerated soft drinks. In a major relief to cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coke, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to force them to list …
The High Court on Monday ordered issuance of notices to State government, including Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority, on a petition seeking control on construction activities on rajakaluve leading to Agara Lake and Bellandur Lake. Hearing the PIL, the division bench comprising …
A bench of justices passed the direction while disposing of a PIL that had sought constitution of a separate panel to regulate soft drinks. The Supreme Court today directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks as …
Supreme Court has directed FSSAI to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks citing that the issue relates to fundamental right to life. Read text of this order issued by the apex court on 22 October 2013. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on soft drinks, …
Jaipur:A division bench of the high court has allowed the state government to allow excavation of bajri till next Monday. The order came on an application moved by the government for extension of time granted to implement new rules. The division bench had earlier disposed of a PIL filed by …
Nearly 300 resorts/hotels in and around the forests in The Nilgiris district extract 12 lakh litres of water a day from borewells depleting sub-soil water. Also, hotels and other establishments are collecting water from rivers, streams and canals in the forest for their own use. This has been submitted in …
The Bombay high court on Monday directed the state government to issue a circular to all civic bodies to ensure that no construction or reclamation is permitted on wetlands in Maharashtra. Adivision bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice S C Gupte also directed the government to state if …
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Urban Development Secretary to issue a circular to all civic bodies in the state, declaring a ban on any construction activity on wetlands which figure in the central government’s map. A division bench of justices VM Kanade and SC Gupte gave the …
Inflation in India rises to 7-month high of 6.46% due to higher onion, diesel prices Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a …
Judgement of the High Court of Gujarat on encroachment caused by the vegetable and fruit vendors on 18 meters road near Gorva Talavadi in the area of Baroda under the control of the Baroda Municipal Corporation dated 14/10/2013 in the matter of Hiren Jashbhai Patel Vs Baroda Municipal Corporation. Original …
In a significant ruling, the High Court on Friday dismissed a petition by Mahyco Monsanto and others seeking to quash criminal proceedings against them, University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, and others who have been booked for bio-piracy while developing Bt brinjal. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and Bangalore-based Karnataka …
A Karnataka High Court Bench has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to maintain status quo on a draft of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2013 that is currently being circulated ahead of notification. The Bench, ordering the status quo on the draft rules said …
Seeks 16 weeks time from Gujarat High Court to implement SC orders The Central government is planning to frame a policy to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat at the same rate as it is given to Delhi and Mumbai under the administered price mechanism (APM), in line with …
The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on the haphazard establishment of mobile phone towers in Guwahati. The court has asked the GMC to furnish a reply within December 18. The court was responding to a PIL on ‘‘mobile phone tower radiation’’ filed …
The Bombay high court on Wednesday said it would hear all the Lavasa matters and see the facts of the case before deciding on transferring them to the National Green Tribunal. An HC bench of Justices V M Kanade and S C Gupte posted a group of six matters — …
The Madras High Court bench here on Tuesday ordered notice to the Chief Secretary, the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department, the Joint Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner of the HR and CE Department, Palayamkottai, on a public interest litigation seeking to curtail illegal …
