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 …
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state government and the local bodies to set up plants for treating and disposing of human excreta and other waste at convenient places across the state. The plants should be set up in a time-bound manner, a Division Bench comprising Justice …
The irrigation and Flood Control department, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) assured the High Court on Wednesday that the world
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court today directed the State Government to file its response to a PIL on the large-scale irregularities in the supply of dal to schools under the mid-day meal (MDM) programme. A Division Bench of Chief Justice V Gopalagowda and Justice BN Mohapatra has also directed the …
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday accepted the report of a committee it constituted to examine the ground realities and prepare an action plan for the preservation of lakes in Bangalore. During the hearing of PIL by Environment Support Group, challenging the privatisation of lakes in Bangalore by the Lake …
Jharkhand High Court today pulled up the government for the inordinate delay in construction of the Kanhar Dam in Garhwa. While hearing a PIL on the dam, the division bench of Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice D.N. Patel said the state administration had become incompetent and failed to perform …
Ranchi, Feb. 24: The government today informed Jharkhand High Court that it planned to allocate as much as Rs 1,000 crore to solve the water woes of the state. Arguing in a PIL filed for water supply in Pakur and Sahebgunj districts, the state counsel said money would be allotted …
MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday restrained Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN), a State government undertaking, from quarrying near a hillock containing ancient Jain abodes, frescoes and Tamil Brahmi inscriptions at Keezhavalavu Panchayat in Melur Taluk near here. Save Jain abodes Allowing a public interest litigation petition, …
Goa Foundation counsel Ms Norma Alvares today informed the High Court via an amendment that the Ministry of Environment and Forests has taken a decision to hold its forest clearance for the International Cricket stadium, at Tivim, in abeyance. The amendment application sought to bring the Ministry
A WIND farm project under way in Khed and Mawal talukas of Pune has partially destroyed protected forests and threatens farmland in the area. On December 16, 2010, the Bombay High Court, responding to a public interest petition by a people’s forum, ordered a halt on tree felling. But blasting …
Says Consumers Should Bear Cost Of Meter Replacement New Delhi: In a ruling that will immediately affect over five lakh defective water meter connections, the Delhi high court on Wednesday ordered their replacement and said proper metering of water supply is compulsory in the city. A division bench comprising Chief …
PIL seeks ban on sale of junk food, carbonated drinks on school premises, within 500-yard radius High time the way children eat at schools was changed, says Uday Foundation in its petition NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Union Government to inform within six weeks whether …
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court on Tuesday imposed a total ,ban on the use of plaster of Paris (PoP) for making Ganesh idols, which pollutes water, thereby polluting the environment. The court ordered that Ganesh idols be made by using soil and natural colours. It warned that …
While considering several expert reports, including the World Bank, on ill effects of carbonated soft drinks and growing adulteration in food products, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the panel of scientific experts set up under the new food safety law after finding that several of its members had been …
BEHRAMPORE, 6 FEB: Hundreds of community tube-wells that serve as a source of drinking water are lying defunct for years leading to a drinking water crisis in the drought-hit areas of Murshidabad where the alternative water points also run dry during summer months. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been …
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the six-member committee headed by Justice N K Patil, the Chairman of High Court Legal Service Authority, to submit its report by February 28, 2011. The Authority had been earlier told to chalk out a plan for preservation of lakes in the City. …
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday issued a showcause notice to chief secretary for not providing adequate compensation or framing any rehabilitation policy for poor farmers, whose agricultural land were acquired. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice R S Rathore sought an explanation from the …
