Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Baiju K G & Others Vs Dr. V P Joy dated 18/08/2022. The matter related to medical and healthcare facilities available for the Endosulfan affected areas of Kasargod. The counsel representing the victims of Endosulfan (petitioners) submit that there …
The Supreme Court on Friday said it did not have any objection to conditional export of “ready, available” stock of banned pesticide endosulfan but refused to permit further production. “We have no objection to exports unless some conditions are met, but it should only be to the extent of stocks …
Even as the Congress in Kerala has been spearheading a campaign against endosulfan, party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared as counsel for endosulfan manufacturers in the Supreme Court Friday. This has sparked protests in the state party unit, with some demanding Singhvi’s ouster as party spokesman. “It was a mistake …
Health Minister Adoor Prakash said here on Friday that the Government would be taking a strong stand in favour of ban on endosulfan. However, he parried questions whether the State government would implead as a party in case seeking ban before the Supreme Court. The Minister said that the Chief …
The Supreme Court on August 5 gave a three week extension to the Joint Committee to submit its interim report on the possibility of exports or disposal off the existing stocks of endosulfan. The interim ban imposed on May 13 on the manufacture, use, sale and export of endosulfan will, …
A Bill to prohibit the use of endosulfan pesticide in agricultural activities with a view to preventing its harmful effects on human beings, environment and to provide relief to persons affected by the harmful effects of endosulfan and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 4/08/2011 in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors which includes the Interim Report of Joint Expert Committee on Endosulfan.
It is not the reason behind health problems in Kasaragod, Kerala Maintaining that Endosulfan is unlikely to cause any public health concern or hazard, the Centre has urged the Supreme Court to lift the ban imposed on its production and sale in May this year. In its response to a …
The Union Agricultural and Cooperation Department on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that there was no evidence to suggest that long-term use of endosulfan posed health hazards and various nations had banned the pesticide as a precautionary measure. The Union government submitted the counter-affidavit in response to a petition filed …
Indian agriculture has been under stress quite for long time. Decline in public investment, poor extension net work, lack of marketing facilities, erratic input supply and others have all collectively contributed for decline or stagnant in Indian agriculture. Increasing use of synthetic inputs and non-judicial use of natural resources including …
KASARGOD (Kerala), 31 JULY: A ten-member Central expert team today visited the district to study on the health status of people residing in the endosulfan-affected areas. The team was led by ICMR director general Dr Viswa Mohan Katoch. The team, which had visited Kasargod sometime back, during their second visit …
The act of an endosulfan manufacturer in sending legal notices to four doctors for monitoring the impact of the pesticide on humans is an isolated attempt at persecuting these professionals, according to Mr M. P. Veerendrakumar, President, Socialist Janata (Democratic). These doctors — Dr C. Ravindran (Principal), Dr Prabhakumari (Head …
M.P. Veerendrakumar, president the Socialist Janata (Democratic), has accused endosulfan manufacturers of resorting to corporate bullying by threatening legal action against four doctors of government medical college in Kozhikode for blaming endosulfan for the health problems in Kasaragod. In a statement, Mr. Veerendrakumar, who was in forefront of the anti-cola …
Counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 29/07/2011 by the Department of Agriculture in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors.
S Ganesan on behalf of Excel Crop Care, the biggest endosulfan manufacturer in the country, has sent a legal notice to the Government Medical college, Calicut for their report on endosulfan. The report indicted endosulfan for the health problems of those living in the cashew plantations in Kasaragod district of …
Mangalore: The Supreme Court has allowed Navdanya, a recognised premier network of organic farmers headed by Dr Vandana Shiva and human rights activist and environmentalist Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag to file an intervention application in the case filed by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) seeking a country-wide permanent ban on …
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday gave the central government three weeks to file its interim report on the harmful effects of endosulfan, particularly on the pesticide makers' plea to allow them to meet their export commitments. A bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia expressed concern over how …
Supreme Court grants further three weeks' time to file an interim report The Supreme Court on Friday granted further three weeks' time to the Centre to file an interim report on the study by an expert committee on the harmful effects of endosulfan. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice S.H. …
The Supreme Court appointed joint committee failed to submit its interim report on endosulfan on July 15 and asked for eight-week extension. On the other hand, the Pesticide Manufacturers and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI), one of the respondents in the case, pleaded with the court to give immediate relief …
