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 …
The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre for granting environment clearance certificates to mining firms, involved in the extraction of iron ore in Goa, allegedly without proper documentation and verifications. "How you (Ministry of Environment and Forests) have given Environment Clearance (EC) certificates to them (mining companies). Have you considered …
New Delhi : The government on Tuesday faced a tough time in the Supreme Court while justifying the controversial coal block allocations. Answering to a volley of questions from a bench headed by Justice RM Lodha, attorney general GE Vahanvati referred to circumstances which led to liberalised policy on coal …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered how the ministry of environment and forests could grant environment clearance to so many iron ore mines in a small state like Goa, many of which were near forests. The court had stayed mining activities in the state in October last year. Commencing final …
The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam has been operating its two units for about three decades without environmental clearance and hence the units cannot be allowed to run unless they fulfil mandatory requirements, a PIL has said. The first bench comprising acting Chief Justice RK Agrawal and Justice …
The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on a PIL seeking to direct the Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station to get environmental clearance. The plea, referring to a recent Supreme Court judgement, said without due clearance from AEC, AERB, and NPCIL …
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the CBI to file FIRs, without the Karnataka government's consent, against government officials and exporters who indulged in the illegal export of iron ore. A special forest bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik said: “We make it clear that restriction …
The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre and states to a PIL pleading for provision of residential accommodation to all homeless families living in public places such as footpaths, flyovers, bridges and railway lines as every citizen has the fundamental right to have a roof over his …
High Court today asked the Government to file status report about the creation of 225 posts for closure of Watershed Development project to make functional the Wullar Conservation Management Authority. A Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, hearing a Public Interest Litigation on …
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed district magistrate, Allahabad, to take action in pursuance of the report on illegal mining of Silica sand. The report was submitted by the five officers of district. While fixing October 7, as the next date of hearing, a division bench, comprising Chief Justice …
The batch of petitions related to pleas for resumption of mining activity in Goa has not been listed in the cause list displayed on the Supreme Court website and this has raised speculation among parties involved in the matter that there may be a brief delay before the matter is …
Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday ordered Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) to submit a report on city's hygienic condition and action taken over poor garbage disposal. A double bench comprising Justice NK Mody and Justice Prakash Shrivastav issued the directive to the board while hearing …
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directive on the government to pass the Formalin Control Bill 2013 with a provision of death penalty as the maximum punishment for unauthorised possession, use, production and import of the chemical. Supreme Court lawyer Dr Yunus Ali …
The Delhi High Court has allowed the Central government more time to create guidelines on regulating sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and around schools, accepting a plea for the examination of the recently formulated draft guidelines by an expert committee. During a hearing before the High Court …
Taking a serious note on the constant violation of municipal laws by the wedding halls of the city, the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), Pollution Control Board (PCB) and Guwahati Traffic Police (GTP) to intimate the court on action taken against …
The Supreme Court's special green bench on Monday said it would hear various pleas seeking resumption of iron ore mining operations in Goa from September 17. Various pleas have been also filed seeking lifting of ban on exports to boost the country’s economy. Seeking modification of the Supreme Court's order …
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a PIL alleging a sharp increase in infant deaths after administration of pentavalent vaccine, which replaced the tried and tested vaccines to fight five deadly diseases under the universal immunization programme (UIP). Petitioner Yogesh Jain, a former pediatrician in AIIMS and now …
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition in the Karnataka High Court has sought a direction to the Gulbarga City Corporation (GCC) to utilise funds sanctioned for disposal of 170 tonnes of solid waste generated in the city on a daily basis so as to keep the city clean. Sharan Desai, …
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to give an early date for hearing on Goa mining case after Sesa Goa, a Vedanta group company and country’s largest producer and exporter of iron ore in the private sector, said there was a need to decide the issue at …
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand high court on Monday banned all construction activity within 200 metres of all rivers in the state — including the Ganga and its tributaries such as the Alaknanda, Bhagirathi, Mandakini, Pindar, Kali and Gouri — with immediate effect. In 2000 the Uttar Pradesh government had allowed various …
LUCKNOW: Centre on Thursday told the high court that it had constituted a high-power committee to study ill effects of radiation emitting from mobile towers installed in residential colonies. A division bench of Justice DP Singh and Justice Ashok Pal Singh directed the committee to prepare its report within three …
