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 Gauhati high court on Thursday issued notices to the state government, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to respond to a PIL that prayed for adequate arrangements of separate public lavatories or toilets for women in the city. The high court asked the government and …
Bombay high court is slated to hear on Friday will hear a public interest litigation for direction to the State government to complete its scheme to supply water through pipelines to 69 villages in Vasai and Virar municipal areas. A division bench of Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud and Justice Suresh Gupte …
Copy of report was not available to govt counsel, several other parties in public interest petitions The much-awaited report of the expert committee on genetically modified crops could not be considered by the Supreme Court today as its copy was not available to the government counsel and several other parties …
The PIL on massive irrigation scam of Rs72,000 crore in Vidarbha took an interesting turn when Maharashtra Forest Department admitted that as many as 76 out of 90 irrigation projects of the region were stuck with them for formalities. It, however, blamed Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) for pendency of …
The ambitious project to revive water bodies in the Millennium City is hanging fire. The state government had sanctioned Rs 5 crore to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) for the purpose about two years ago. Sources said the civic body had mooted to restore at least 11 water bodies with …
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday has given the State Government a three months time to complete the process of handing over the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th additions of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) to the KNP management by completing the process of rehabilitation and compensation to the eligible …
The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government inform it of the steps it proposes to take to ensure that the funds earmarked for tribal welfare actually reached the beneficiaries. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice K R Shriram has asked the state to …
Move comes after HC flayed BWSSB for failure to check contamination The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), along with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), is all set to test water samples of 50 borewells, including dug wells, in 110 villages on the outskirts of the City …
Stating that by 2030 India’s population will be the highest in the world and cross 170 crore in 2060, a public interest writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for a direction to the Centre to frame credible and self-sustainable population control measures. Social activist Avishek Goenka, in …
By suggesting that even coal extraction falls within provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and its specifi c provision of access and benefi t-sharing, the Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board has raised important questions relating to the interpretation of the law. While the principle of profit sharing from commercial …
Another PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the contract awarded to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Canada-based NIKO Resources for exploration and production of natural gas at the Krishna-Godavari Delta block (KG-D6). The PIL by NGO Common Cause, former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian, former naval …
Petition challenges concessions given to mining giants by Chhattisgarh government July has been a bitter month for the mining tycoons of the country. In the first week, the CBI pulled up JSPL (Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.) chief Naveen Jindal, who allegedly misrepresented facts in the coal blocks allocation scam, …
Sand-mining may be banned in Maharashtra but that does not stop trucks loaded with illegally mined sand from plying on the city’s outskirts, where dredging is on in full swing. In fact, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had recently stayed mining from river beds across the country. In case of …
The Gauhati High Court today took cognizance of a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by a number of eminent personalities including Dr Nirmal Choudhury and Homen Borgohain over protection and conservation of water bodies in Guwahati. The Court also issued notices to concerned authorities including the Chief Secretary, State Environment and …
Admitting a PIL challenging the forest and environment clearance granted to the Posco steel plant project by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Orissa high court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, state government and the company. "The division bench of Chief Justice C Nagappan and …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has issued a showcause notice to the BMC and sought explanation on why action should not be taken against it for a series of violations and rampant reclamation, which have added to destruction of mangroves in Kanjurmarg. The ministry also ordered a status …
Sand mining in large parts of Maharashtra continues without mandatory environmental clearance, which is against the Supreme Court’s orders, activist Sumaira Abdulali has alleged. Abdulali, who had filed a PIL in the Bombay high court against illegal sand mining, said the illegal activity continued with support from local politicians. On …
The city police have registered 107 cases under the Bombay Police Act by July end and collected Rs 43,000 as fine from people found polluting the Godavari river. However, the police are still awaiting additional forces from the government to take preventive measures to stop pollution of the river. While …
The High Court has banned constructions near Sheikhsar and Khurwansar in district Bandipore besides directing authorities to implement recommendations of an apex committee constituted to recommend measures for conservation of these lakes. The court has directed the government to implement all the recommendations put forth by this committee. It was …
The Calcutta High Court today took up a PIL claiming that over 100 hectares of agricultural land was forcibly bought from farmers by land mafia at Singur, the location of Tata Motors’ Nano abandoned factory. The PIL claimed that around 117 hectares of multi-crop land was forcibly bought from farmers …
