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 …
The NGT order was passed following a PIL filed urging them to ask the Gujarat government to purchase only CNG vehicles for public transport bodies as diesel ones caused high level of air pollution. Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS) has challenged the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Gujarat High Court …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kaustubha Dattatraya Ghokhale & Others Vs State of Maharashtra, through Chief Secretary & Others dated 15/03/2017 regarding municipal waste management in Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation. NGT directs the Municipal Corporation to frame an action plan, keeping …
The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a public interest litigation by a Kerala-based social activist who wants the exhaust outlets of all motor vehicles installed on the top instead of near the base. A bench of Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Sanjay Kishan Kaul said …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court on Wednesday sought a reply from the state government in response to a PIL objecting to the establishment of a wind farm in the vicinity of a reserved forest at Brihad Gir in Amreli district. A wildlife activist, Biren Padhya, filed the PIL seeking HC intervention. …
HC asks Ministry to consider plea of the petitioner The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to consider the plea of a litigant to preserve the Western Ghats extending for over 1,400 km from Kanniyakumari to Maharashtra by preventing quarrying operations on …
The Tamirabarani river is a part of the ecological and cultural landscape, and traditions of the people of Tamil Nadu. Unfortunately, public resources like the river water are sold at throwaway prices to corporations, who in turn resell the water either in the form of packaged drinking water or as …
PUDUKKOTTAI: The thirteenth day of protests against the hydrocarbon protest at Neduvasal in Pudukkottai on Wednesday saw protesters receiving words of advice from those who have took the path of mass protests in the past. Prominent among them were S P Udayakumar, a member of the People’s Movement Against Nuclear …
The Delhi high court on Thursday asked authorities to clean up “on a war footing“ the highly polluted Anand Vihar area, including those under the railways and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). “You need to start work on a war footing. The area also needs a permanent traffic plan,“ said …
Nashik: The Bombay high court has appointed National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) yet again to study and suggest long-term and immediate solutions to tide over the pollution of Godavari after Kumbh Mela. It directed the state government to take a final decision on India Bulls with respect to lifting …
The public trust doctrine makes natural resources a part of the commons, owned equally by all, and legally owned by the state. The resources and opportunities that the present generation have inherited must be available to future generations in perpetuity. In the Goa mining case, the Supreme Court wanted to …
Several senior officials of civic bodies and government departments here were today directed by the Delhi High Court to appear before it for "failure" to comply with its order to remove debris and traffic congestion from Anand Vihar to improve the air quality in that area. A bench of Justices …
The National Green Tribunal has decided to hear a PIL filed in 1985 on the cleaning of river Ganga, which was transferred from the Supreme Court, on a day-to-day basis from February 6. The apex court had on Wednesday transferred the PIL filed by advocate M. C. Mehta to NGT, …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned the Centre against “hoodwinking” it on the number of wetlands and lakes in the country and set a week deadline for it to come out with a “holistic” report on the issue. The reaction came after the Ministry of Environment and Forests informed the …
AHMEDABAD: Why did authorities shift H5N1-infected birds from Hathijan, on city outskirts, to densely populated Memnagar, at the centre of the city? A 96-year-old resident of Memnagar, Bhagwatiben Brahmbhatt raised the question before the Gujarat high court in a PIL, and on Tuesday, the bench of Chief Justice R S …
SC is clearly displeased with casual response from states. "Is this the Supreme Court or a joke court," an incensed apex court bench said today, annoyed over the lack of response of several state governments on crucial matters of public importance like pollution and cleanliness in mid-day meals. "Is some …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has directed the Union government to consider allowing police officers to lodge complaints for offences under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), including illegal hacking of mangroves. At present, only the central government, district collector, authorised officers of the pollution control board or a person who …
It was a mix of good and not-so-good for the state medical and environment projects in 2016. On the positive side, a few long-pending hospital projects got going and a few rare surgeries took place, while on the flip side, certain government policies were frowned upon or added to the …
The Bombay high court on Thursday said Shivaji Park has become "a dumping ground" for celebrations even as it chided the state government for not implementing its orders on curbing noise. The park is a notified silence zone. A bench of Justice Vidyasagar Kanade and Justice Nutan Sardessai heard a …
The garbage dump is causing serious health issues for people staying in the areas and may even have led to deaths. The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the state government, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Gujarat Pollution Control Board, following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which seeks …
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday passed an order imposing a ban on use of plastic bags below 40 microns in Courtallam falls situated in the Courtallam town panchayat and Ayiraperi village panchayat. It also declined to revoke the ban on oil bathing in the …
