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 …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of All India Drug Action Network & Others Vs Union of India Ministry of Health & Others dated 13/09/2023. Additional Solicitor General informed the Supreme Court that the Union government would place an update affidavit on the record setting out …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Anita Santiago Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Others dated 11/09/2023. The present Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed by the Petitioner bringing attention to the mechanism adopted by the MCD for the capture and subsequent release of …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Anu Pant Vs State of Uttarakhand Through Principal Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate dated 17/08/2023. Abhijay Negi, counsel for the petitioner informed the court that the petitioner, Anu Pant in her supplementary affidavit has highlighted some aspects …
Order of the High Court of Meghalaya in the matter of Kaustav Paul Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 11/07/2023. The matter related to felling of trees in Shillong to make way for the Shillong-Dawki Road Project. The Shillong-Dawki Road Project under Japanese funding is divided in five packages. …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shaurya Foundation Trust Vs Union of India dated 08/05/2023. The apex court noted that the petitioner has raised significant issues relating to formulation of guidelines under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 for the inclusion of persons …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Balram Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/02/2023. The matter related to the implementation of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 and the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Cure SMA Foundation of India & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/12/2022. The petition filed in the nature of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) requested the Supreme Court to pass a writ in the nature of mandamus …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Software Freedom Law Center, India Vs State of Arunachal Pradesh & Others dated 09/09/2022. Software Freedom Law Centre through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) approached the Supreme Court against arbitrary internet shutdowns in four states - Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kanhaiya Kumar Vs Central Zoo Authority & Others dated 16/08/2022. The petitioner prays that in the interest of the public and the wildlife and animals, Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (respondent 2) should be banned from acquiring animals …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Rohit Madan Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 20/04/2022. A public interest petition was filed by Rohit Madan to seek the "constitution of a committee of eminent jurists, technical experts, management experts who can …
Order of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in the matter of Md. Mumtaz Ansari Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/06/2021. The matter related to bringing life saving Covid-19 vaccines under price control by invoking section 3 of Essential Commodities Act, 2005 and to make available these …
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 25.02.2021, notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. In respect to the Over-the-top (OTT) platforms or curated content, the Government in its press release has expressed the view that …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand dated 13/01/2021. The matter related to the proposed holding of the Kumbh Mela from February 27 - April 27, 2021, for two months. The High Court said that while trying to organise a mega event, it is the duty of the state to …
Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Amravati) in the matter of poisonous gas leakage in a factory known as M/s. LG Polymers India Private Limited situated at R. R. Venkatapuram, Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh dated 07/05/2020. The habitants residing in the nearby area are to be immediately …
Public Interest Litigation filed by Harsh Mander and Anjali Bhardwaj in the Supreme Court for enforcement of the Fundamental Right to Life of migrant workers who are severely affected without work, wages or food and hence forced to reverse migrate due to the nationwide lockdown dated March 31, 2020.
Not satisfied with the report submitted by the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) regarding the extravagant marriage event held by South African businessmen brothers Ajay and Atul Gupta at Auli last month, the High Court has directed the UEPPCB, Chamoli district magistrate and State Government to submit …
Judgement of the High Court of Bombay in the matter of Worli Koliwada Nakhwa & Others Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 16/07/2019 regarding construction of a coastal road on the western coast of Mumbai from Princess Street Flyover to the Worli end of the Borivali– Worli …
Nainital: While hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), filed by one Himanshu Chandola, concerning industries polluting the environment in the hill state, Uttarakhand high court on Thursday directed the State Pollution Control Board to inform the court about the suitable actions and measures to be taken in two effluent treatment …
The Assam government Thursday stopped transportation of four elephants to Gujarat for the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad due to prevailing heat wave in North-West India. The Gauhati High Court in a PIL had earlier this week asked the government to pass an appropriate order by Thursday considering the safety …
Bengaluru: The high court on Wednesday directed the government to submit a status report on categorisation of areas on the basis of permitted sound levels for effective implementation of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. A division bench headed by chief justice Abhya Shreeniwas Oka also directed the …
