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 …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the Union ministry of environment and forests, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the state government over non-implementation of the guidelines prepared by the NTCA in 2012 in compliance with the Supreme Court directions for enhancing the safety and conservation of tigers …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said conservation of tigers was important but could not be at the cost of movement of human beings from one place to another and general economic development of the country. The court was critical of NGOs which rush to challenge development projects, in …
Noise levels in Mumbai are reducing every year due to increasing public awareness about noise pollution and peak noise levels. Hopefully, 2016 will see a dramatic fall. Committed citizens like 9 to 12-year-old children from the BDD chawls who measured noise during festivals in 2015, gynaecologist Dr Mahesh Bedekar, who …
Applauding citizens, Delhi high court on Thursday credited them with the success of the odd-even scheme introduced by the AAP government. The HC conceded that the scheme succeeded to some extent because it appealed to people and not because of the stiff Rs 2,000 fine imposed on violators. A bench …
A PIL petition has been moved before the Madras High Court alleging irregularities in sand quarrying in the districts of Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Ariyalur, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam. The PIL sought the court to direct the authorities concerned to initiate action to control illegal quarrying in the districts. When the plea …
Environment watchdog National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the closure of 313 industrial units across India, including 23 in Gujarat, for violating key environment laws for over two decades. The NGT verdict follows a 13-year-old pitched battle by leading Gujarat-based environmentalist Rohit Prajapati of the Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti and Ziya …
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Tuesday emphasised the need to strike a fine balance between sustainable development and protecting the environment, while allowing the BMC to approach the authorities to relocate some mangroves at Khar-Danda for one of its crucial storm water drain projects. Hearing an application filed by …
Citing problems posed by indiscriminate use of plastic, a PIL has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to prevent its use in campaign materials such as flags and festoons and treat any violation as an electoral offence. When the petition by lawyer …
Order of the Supreme Court of India dated 12/01/2016 in the matter of Compassion Unlimited Plus Action Vs Union of India & Others regarding rights of animals under the Constitution of India, laws, culture, tradition, religion and ethology, especially in connection with the conduct of “Jallikattu”, bullock cart races, etc. …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Shweta Kapoor & Others Vs The Govt of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 11/01/2016. The Notification dated 28.12.2015 issued by the Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi prohibiting plying of non-transport four wheeled vehicles in the area of …
In response to a PIL challenging the exemptions granted to two-wheelers and women drivers, the court asked for data to see whether the restrictions would “make a difference”. With three separate pleas filed on various facets of the odd-even number policy for vehicles, Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the AAP …
NEW DELHI: The alarming level of Delhi's air pollution created panic among the people during 2015 prompting the judiciary to act tough to give citizens the right to live in a healthy environment. The judiciary, be it the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, which once described that residing in …
Nagpur: Chandrapur is one of the most polluted cities in the country and now this is causing respiratory ailments among the residents of the district. Data provided by the civil surgeon shows that every year over 10,000 people fall ill due to respiratory ailments. Hundreds are suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis …
Illegal felling of a large numbers of trees in several villages under the Nangal Choudhary block near the Krishnavati river has come to the fore. Jan Jagriti, an NGO, has brought the case to the knowledge of the District Forest Officer (DFO), who has directed the Range Officer to inquire …
While the Bombay High court (HC) has asked the state government to give a data on the number of decibel meter required for every police station in Maharashtra, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) became the first to provide the meters to Thane cops. On December 22, the TMC handed over …
1.86 lakh trees felled, over 600 structures removed from the river banks, say authorities To free the Jhelum banks from illegal encroachments, the authorities concerned have so far felled 1.86 lakh trees and removed over 600 structures from south Kashmir up to the Line of Control in Uri, where the …
Noida: Noida will soon become plastic-free. The Noida Authority has decided to ban the issue of plastic in the city, in compliance with the Allahabad high court's last month order, asking the state government to put a complete ban on use and sale of polythene bags across UP by December-end. …
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, irked with the zero noise violation figures of major cities during Navratri and Diwali, told the state government on Wednesday not to release such laughable data. "If all this data is made public people will laugh at you," said a bench of Justice Abhay Oka …
AGRA: A Supreme Court-appointed panel visited the crematorium next to the Taj Mahal on Wednesday and was "unhappy" at the measures adopted by the UP government to save the world heritage site from its damaging fumes. On November 16, the SC had directed the UP government to shift the crematorium …
The proposed traffic restrictions are scheduled to come into effect on January 1. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass an interim order to stay the AAP government’s decision to restrict the number of private vehicles on roads on the basis of odd or even numbers on their …
