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 …
KOLKATA, 22 June: A petition was filed in Calcutta High Court today alleging that the number of artefacts stated in an affidavit filed by the Victoria Memorial Hall authorities on 2 May, 2003 differs from a subsequent affidavit in 2007. Though the number of valuables is identical according to the …
Hearing on Special Economic Zone (SEZ) petitions was adjourned till July 27 to allow the petitioners to amend the petitions in view of withdrawal of SEZ policy by the State Government. The petitioners were granted two weeks to amend petitions and replies would be filed thereafter. When the matter came …
After allowing mining in the forest areas, the High Court on Thursday issued a direction to the State and the Central Governments to pave the way for smooth functioning of mining industries. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation by Satyamurthy, who had sought directions to prevent mining by those who do …
Pune After slamming the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for the increasing instances of tree-felling under its jurisdiction, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday denied permission to the civic body to fell trees, but allowed it to cut branches. Hearing the application of the PMC seeking permission to fell trees, Justice …
MUMBAI: Protests against the Metro rail's second line between Charkop and Mankhurd via Bandra seem to have created a divide between the island city and the suburbs. "Why is an underground route proposed only for south Mumbai and not for the equally important and densely populated western suburbs, between Bandra …
JOWAI: The District Programme Coordinator in Jaintia Hills, Sanjay Goyal, who is also the Deputy Commissioner, informed that in compliance to the Provision of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, a public hearing will be held on observations of the Social Audit conducted on the Statutory processes relating to registration, …
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to make its stand clear on the land allotted to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for Metro project. Admitting a Public Interest Litigation filed by environmentalists and Hasiru Usiru questioning the government
The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay order to stop the granite quarrying being carried out by the Andhra-based KNR group near Aroor village in the taluk. Due to the illegal quarrying being carried out the houses in and around Aroor villages are developing cracks. Vessels and other …
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday put a stay on cutting of trees and demolition inside the Model jail here till May 18. A division bench comprising Justice Pradeep Kant and Justice SNH Zaidi passed this interim order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat High Court cleared another hurdle for the state government and Tata Motors, as it dismissed a PIL challenging sanction of 1,100 acres of land for Nano car project near Sanand on Monday. The high court has also upheld the procedure followed by administration to sell plot to the …
Mumbai * We have been living in the area for nearly three decades now. We run businesses here and now the government wants to raze it for a metro car shed at Charkop. We cannot allow this. * Limited open spaces cannot be occupied by overhead metro, when underground metro …
THE Madras High Court has ordered notice to the Industries secretary and the Geology & Mining commissioner on a writ petition praying for a direction to the CBI to initiate appropriate action against the deputy directors/assistant directors of the Geology & Mining department of all the districts in the State. …
About 55 villagers from Shella are fighting desperately to get back their ancestral land from cement giant Lafarge after these villagers claimed they were tricked by agents to sell their land. On behalf of these villagers, the Shella Action Committee (SAC) has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the …
Mumbai: Following the death of Shakti, the five-year-old male hippopotamus, at Veermata Jijabai Udyan on April 24, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has demanded that the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) conduct an immediate inspection of the zoo and an inquiry into the death. Peta (India) chief functionary …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday tried to strike a balance between the apprehended side-effects of genetically modified seeds and foodgrains and the highincidence of hunger and poverty in India. Hearing PILs seeking stringent regulatory mechanism and advanced testing for the toxicity of the genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a …
It is a move that may draw flak or resistance, but when you look at the bigger picture, a ban on plastic bags and levying a tax on their use will do our surroundings a world of good.
Residents File PIL Against Memorial Megha Suri & Neha Lalchandani Noida: When the Mayawati government started building a wall along four adjacent parks next to the Yamuna riverbed opposite Sectors 14-A and 15-A early last year, residents had thought it was just meant to protect the area. The parks, however, …
Also directs firm to pay Rs 3 lakh donation PANJIM, APRIL 21 The High Court, though allowed two days to a mining company to transport ore through Shirgao village during festival time, it has been directed to pay Rs 3 lakh as donation to the management of the temple, Shri …
