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 …
They will study and submit the report by Aug 13 THE Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has formed five teams to inspect the already established Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP) in Tirupur, following a Supreme Court order. As the CETPs were not inspected by the TNPCB even after the …
MUMBAI: Citizens' groups in the Juhu-Bandra area are getting ready for a long drawn battle with the MMRDA over the issue of an underground section of the second Metro line-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd. "We will first try for a dialogue with the MMRDA, only when it fails will we resort to other measures …
NEW DELHI: The Centre for Reproductive Rights has called upon the legal fraternity to seek accountability for human rights violation arising from maternal mortality. Collaborate with activists and public health experts to develop PIL claiming that the right to survive pregnancy and childbirth is a constitutionally protected right, a report
New Delhi: As tiling and concretising of the immediate area around tree roots goes unchecked in the city, the environment department has written to heads of various civic agencies, asking them to take action against this practice. In 2000, the UD ministry had issued several guidelines for greening of urban …
This P.I.L. raises many important questions which concern the health and security of the citizens and the security of the city of Mumbai and the environment. It is an admitted fact that the pipes carrying water from the source to Mumbai citizens are more than 100 years
Considering the steps taken by other States, the Tamil Nadu government should seriously consider banning the use of plastic bags and other plastic material up to 60 microns as an immediate step, the Madras High Court said on Monday. It requested the government to bestow its serious attention to the …
MUMBAI: Even as the civic standing committee cleared the proposal for the Deonar dumping ground's closure, a section of citizens, in a letter to Justice D Y Chandrachud-who is hearing a PIL on the dump-urged the high court to ensure more decentralised methods of waste disposal. The PIL, which was …
MADURAI: A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here alleging that many people working under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) were being underpaid. A Division Bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and D. Hariparanthaman ordered notice to the Central and State governments …
The beautification plan for Line Tank can well be its death knell, too. The irony of the project is that the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), its custodian, was not taken into confidence about the damaging changes being effected by the Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA), the agency in charge of …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging a Delhi Government notification imposing a complete ban on use of plastic bags in the Capital, saying that
July 14: The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has informed the AP High Court that 4,067 acres of forest land at Mamidipally and Kancha Imarath in Ranga Reddy district were de-reserved for non-forest purpose before the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 came into force. The APIIC allotted part of this …
The guidelines for locating industries along the river banks as recommended by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will be in effect till the State Government approves Regional Plan 2011. The State Government on Monday filed an affidavit in this respect in Public Interest Litigation in a writ petition …
Construction of a new housing project adjacent to the Khurpa tal by the Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) has caused afresh hue and cry among the villagers in the surrounding area when Dr. Ajay S. Rawat, Professor of History in Kumaon University filed a PIL against the illegal boring of …
The Judiciary observes in the opening line of the judgement of the Supreme Court on CRZ pertaining to the Indian Council of Enviro-Legal action vs. Union of India 1996, that if the mere enactment of laws can ensure a clean environment, perhaps India would be pollution-free and opines that despite …
Dehradun: The Nainital High Court has, in a landmark decision, directed that Irrigation Department properties worth more than Rs 1,000 crore in Uttarakhand, under the control of the UP Government, be handed over to Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has welcomed the decision of the bench comprising Justices B …
A petition seeking directions to revive the glory of sandalwood production in the State came up for hearing in the High Court on Wednesday. The petitioner, C H Basappanavar, a former chief conservator of forest in his PIL has sought directions to create special sandalwood production divisions in each of …
New Delhi: If you are still using and accepting plastic bags in markets, it is time to switch over to other materials. More than six months after the plastic ban was notified in Delhi, the government has formulated a strategy of penalizing those who are violating the law with a …
