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 Goa government on Tuesday filed a reply before the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court to a Public Interest Litigation petition on illegal mining, claiming that the extraction, which the petitioner questioned, was from dumps and excess mining did not take place. The affidavit was submitted on behalf …
In the backdrop of land sharks swallowing government gomala (grazing land), the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court J S Khehar on Tuesday observed that the ‘gomala lands are becoming golmaal lands’. The Chief Justice made the comment while hearing a public interest litigation filed by some farmers from Doddaballapur …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to grant a clearance to Lavasa's ambitious lake city project in the hills near Pune. It cited the lack of credible action by the Maharashtra government against the company for violations as the reason. In its order, dated October 13, …
Petitioners seek safety reassessment and cost-benefit analysis of all nuclear facilities A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, that indemnifies nuclear manufacturers/suppliers and caps the financial liability of operators. The petitioners — …
The Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court order of shifting the Esplanade bus depot and declaring the area surrounding Victoria Memorial Hall a no parking zone to save the monument from pollution. Mr Subhas Dutta, environment activist, said the Supreme Court gave the order on 12 September. Mr Dutta …
Two NGOs and prominent ex-bureaucrats on Friday moved a PIL in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of nuclear civil liability law and sought a comprehensive safety review of all nuclear installations in the country by an independent expert group. NGOs ‘Common Cause’ and Centre for Public Interest Litigation …
In a bid to cap the polluting fumes emitted by thousands of vehicles in Jharkhand’s cities, the government is thinking of putting in place liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dispensing stations. In an affidavit filed before Jharkhand High Court in Ranchi on Thursday, the government informed that as a pilot project, …
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday asking the court to direct that an expert body, independent of the Government and the nuclear establishment, conduct a thorough safety re-assessment of the country's existing and proposed nuclear facilities. It also wanted the court to direct …
Enough is enough, civic bodies should not have unbridled power, the Bombay High Court said on Wednesday. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) on noise pollution in the city, the court said people are inconvenienced during festivals because of rising noise levels and pandals springing up in the middle of …
Even as a controversy rages over the Rs. 32 per capita per day poverty line, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said “it is not all that ridiculous” in Indian conditions. “The fact is that Rs. 4,824 per month for a family [of five] to define poverty is …
In a significant development, the Committee appointed under the Chairmanship of Justice Mr. N. K. Patil, Judge of the Karnataka High Court and Chairman High Court Legal Services Committee, in response to the Public Interest Litigation by Environment Support Group challenging the privatisation of management and rehabilitation of lakes in …
ALL construction activities along the banks of the river Ganga in Allahabad were brought to a halt last month. The Allahabad Development Authority (ADA) issued a moratorium in compliance with a state high court order to stop ongoing projects within 500 metres of the river’s highest flood level. The court …
TOY makers use phthalates to make plastic toys supple and chewy. But the chemical also happens to be very toxic and its use in the Indian toy industry remains unregulated. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has finally drafted standards for phthalates in toys and childcare products so that their …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has blamed the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh for having failed to “plug the discharge” of polluted water in N choe, a rained rivulet. A status report was filed today by the PPCB during the resumed hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the issue, …
The Jabalpur Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Centre to identify a laboratory in the country to analyse the waste from Union Carbide and prepare an environmental impact assessment on the impact of burning it in Nagpur. The September 22 order came after the Maharashtra Pollution …
The stalled infrastructure projects in Mumbai and around, according to a PIL before the Bombay High Court, are a result of the lack of a reserved place for dumping construction waste. The future of the construction business within the limits of Mumbai and its neighbouring municipal corporations is at risk, …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday ordered a special team to visit the sea coast near Mundra in Kutch to find out whether the Adani group was involved in removal of mangrove cover in violation of HC directions. A bench headed by Justice Jayant Patel ordered this inquiry on …
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday sought state government's response within six weeks on the matter of giving compensation to victims of gas leak in Hardoi. A division bench of Justice Abdul Mateen and Justice Sudhir Kumar Saxena also issued notice to the factory for …
Bangalore The mining ban in Karnataka has prompted Chinese buyers to identify new overseas markets for iron ore, trade sources said. The ban in Karnataka is likely to drag down the country’s overall iron ore exports to abysmal levels this year, while it would be an opportunity for other iron …
Farmers are feeling buoyed these days as the Supreme Court has recently admitted their plea on the non-implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee report on minimum support price (MSP) and other critical issues related to their welfare. The court has asked the government to respond on the issues. The PIL …
