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 …
Bangalore has traditionally been strong on voluntary initiative and this has spawned a new public private partnership venture to come to grips with the city's intractable problems. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Karnataka and prominent NGO Janaagraha have taken the lead to form Bangalore City Connect. The thought …
MUMBAI: Cracking the whip on errant medical establishments, the Bombay high court on Thursday restrained the state from granting permission to new hospitals, nursing homes, clinics or pathological laboratories unless they have in place the mechanism to dispose of bio-medical waste. A division bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and …
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Delhi Government demanding the status of the marsh areas of Jahangirpuri in North Delhi and the Mayapuri Lake. The order follows a public interest litigation that was filed in the court by an NGO last week for the protection …
Chandigarh: UT Administration replies to PIL seeking CNG, LPG be made mandatory for public vehicles In response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to make mandatory use of CNG or LPG for public vehicles in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, the Chandigarh Administration has said that there is no …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Monday barred the authorities from felling trees on Bopal-Ghuma road and asked various government departments, as well as Ghuma Grampanchayat, to explain the issue on Tuesday. Acting on a PIL by a resident of Ghuma Shivlal Purohit, moved through advocate Amit Panchal, a division bench …
HUNDREDS of contract workers engaged by local bodies and water supply and sewerage boards in major cities and towns to clean underground sewers virtually walk into death traps. A large number of them die instantaneously after inhaling noxious fumes in the sewers. Others die a slow death from respiratory and …
Heightened sensitivity and concerted action in the judiciary, legal profession and civil society have helped to create an expanded notion of access to justice and to foster the phenomenon of Public Interest Litigation. PIL has become a common feature in cases concerning development, environment and human rights, which have closely …
It was a profitable venture in the the 1980s and 1990s. But shrimp farming, the livelihood of many in the Sunderbans, has hit a terrible low. MAUREEN NANDINI MITRA finds out why Squatting on the slippery, clay-covered jetty, her thin cotton saree dripping wet, Meena Sahu, scoops water out of …
In order to evaluate and recommend reforms in the working conditions of labourers in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set up an expert committee, headed by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Justice S S Kang. The directions were issued by a Division Bench comprising …
Court ordered a review of threat to it the Delhi High Court refused to stay constructions on the Yamuna floodplains and riverbed on November 3 and ordered setting up an expert committee to evaluate the current and planned constructions for any adverse effects on the river and its ecology. The …
Who granted approval for the construction of concrete piles erected in the middle of the river Mandovi which is providing anchorage to the casino vessel
The High Court has issued an injunction against mining at Chikkanayakanahalli forest area in Tumkur district. Hearing a public interest litigation by Basavaraj C S and six others, residents of Hosabeedi Chikka nayakanahalli, the division bench comprising Chief Justice P D Dinakaran and Justice V G Sabhahit, issued this injunction. …
The State High Court on Tuesday directed the Lake Development Authority (LDA) not to enter into fresh agreements enabling private parties to own lakes. A division of the HC bench, comprising Chief Justice PD Dinakaran and Justice VG Sabhapathi, took the State government to task, observing that the government was …
A public hearing for environmental clearance of Jeraldaburu iron ore mines allotted to Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) went off peacefully in West Singbhum amid presence of over 500 villagers. The hearing was organised jointly by the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) and West Singhbhum district administration. Chairperson …
