Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) Monday took pulled up State government for not complying with its orders. On previous directions, court had directed authorities to immediately demarcate forests, wildlife sanctuaries and conservation reserves. It had also asked for formulating a plan for connections between water bodies with wetlands. The …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Arjun Gopal vs Union Of India dated 12/09/2017 regarding use of fireworks, sparklers and minor explosives in any form, during festivals or otherwise. Supreme Court said that a graded regulation is necessary which would eventually result in a prohibition. …
Vasco fishermen cry foul over the gross contempt of the NGT directions by MPT for allegedly undertaking dredging work VASCO: In an interesting development, fishermen group from Khariwado and Baina have filed a joint Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, seeking stay on the …
‘We Are Challenging The Govt Action By Filing A Public Interest Litigation In High Court’ Lifting of ban on the manufacture, sale and use of polythene bags above 50 microns by the J&K; government has put a question mark on the seriousness of the administration to save the ecology of …
Hauz Khas Village is staring at a possible shutdown for gross violations by eateries and commercial establishments in the area. The Delhi high court on Monday fast-tracked the hearing into PILs highlighting several violations in the area, observing that if there is a terror attack even security agencies can't enter …
PIL filed by Jan Swasthaya Abhiyan in 2015 regarding handing over of 300 primary health centres to private parties for running them according to "Run a PHC Scheme" dated 14/09/2015. This petition impugns the Rajasthan Government's cabinet decision no. 124 of 2015 by which it was decided to handover 90 …
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the social activists on a plea of state government and stayed the September 1 order of high court. Loudspeakers can blare in Mumbai during the Ganapati Visarjan festivities on Tuesday, …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government was chastised by the Bombay high court on Monday for playing with its dignity and misleading the Chief Justice when the hearing against sound pollution resumed before a bench led by Justice Abhay Oka. Hearing the state's "unconditional withdrawal of allegation of bias" against Justice Oka …
The bench inquired about the incident in Guntur where a two-year-old boy fell into a borewell on August 15. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court asked the TS government what measures it had taken, in line with Supreme Court guidelines, to prevent small children falling into borewells The court directed the …
Madurai: Fifteen people died due to dengue and 32 people died due to other types of fever with co-morbid conditions in the state from January in 2017, principal secretary of state health department, J Radhakrishnan told the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday when it was hearing …
The court also asked the Central government to explore the possibility of creating a fund for innovation in farming techniques. It told the secretaries of the three ministries to hold a meeting on this aspect. The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to develop environment-friendly farming practices to reduce …
PATNA: The Patna high court on Wednesday ordered the state government to submit within four weeks its plan and time frame to make the 4,095 non-functional tubewells for irrigation purposes operational in the state. During the hearing of a PIL filed by social worker Vikash Chandra alias Guddu Baba in …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to keep alive a plea that was made by former Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh against a High Court of Karnataka order for recovery of over Rs 23 crore from him for the losses caused to exchequer in transportation of illegally-extracted iron ores. …
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds the Mines portfolio, told the Assembly on Thursday that an assumed figure of about Rs. 35,000 crore loss to the State exchequer on account of illegal mining was found to be not correctly projected. In a written reply to a question by Leader …
NEW DELHI: A panel of experts set up by Delhi high court to look into the problem of solid waste management in the city has recommended change in the bylaws to include heavy fines for littering and compulsory segregation of waste in every household. In a proposal submitted in HC …
NGO carried out survey along city's coast to find out causes of the problem A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court by an NGO highlighting the dismal condition of sea water, which is extremely polluted along the Mumbai coastline at Marine Drive, Nariman Point, …
Pollution load in the river Ganga has increased by nearly four times from 2009 to 2016 in the stretch between Haridwar to Kanpur In 1985, the Supreme Court of India issued directions to various authorities to clean up the river Ganga. The Supreme Court's intervention in M C Mehta versus …
Group in advanced talks to rope in foreign major Sajjan Jindal’s $11 billion JSW Group plans to set up 200-250 MW land-based solar project at Salboni in West Bengal to meet captive requirements. The group is in advanced level of discussions to rope in a foreign solar major for the …
NAINITAL: Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Wednesday directed the state health department to submit a report within three weeks about what it intends to do to improve the state's lone TB sanatorium located at Bhowali near Nainital. The division bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and UC Dhyani gave the directions …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the Centre and a few states bordering the capital to inform it of steps taken to check rising air pollution due to stubble burning and bursting of crackers. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and S P Garg asked the …
