Environment Law News Top Law News Okhla plant complying with specified parameters: NGT April 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Okhla waste-to-energy plant, which was cleared by NGT, is functional and complying with all the specified parameters, the National Green Tribunal has been informed. A joint inspection team comprising officials from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar that the incinerator […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT Okhla plant complying with specified parameters
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT slaps Rs 50L cost on Tehri Hydro Development Corporation April 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Development does not mean destroying nature, the National Green Tribunal has said while slapping an environment compensation of Rs 50 lakh on Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) for throwing debris of its Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project in the Alaknanda river. Coming down heavily on THDC, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, […] Read more » Alaknanda Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News National Green Tribunal NGT Tehri Hydro Development Corporation
Environment Law News Top Law News ‘Developed nations responsible for climate change’ April 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today blamed developed countries including the USA for the depletion in ozone layer and held them responsible for global climate change. Thakur said there was change in climatic conditions not because developing nations such as India are emerging or it is dependent on thermal energy for its […] Read more » Court Developed nations responsible for climate change Environment Law News featured Law Legal News T S Thakur
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT defers hearing on Ganga cleaning till tomorrow March 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today adjourned till tomorrow the hearing on the plea relating to the cleaning and rejuvenation of River Ganga. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar posted the matter for March 30 after the counsel appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government sought more time citing unavailability of officers concerned. The […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured hearing on Ganga cleaning till tomorrow Law Legal News NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News Plea in NGT against illegal slaughter houses in UP March 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An environment activist moved the National Green Tribunal today against “illegal” slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that these were discharging untreated effluent into open drains and polluting the environment. The plea, which has been listed before a bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim, also seeks the execution of the NGT’s 2015 order for closure […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured illegal slaughter houses in UP Law Legal News NGT plea
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT transfers Darjeeling pollution case to Eastern Bench March 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has transferred a case relating to the indiscriminate dumping of municipal waste in the picturesque Darjeeling and pollution in Mahananda river to the Eastern Zonal Bench. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, passed the order after lawyers appearing for the parties informed it that a similar case was […] Read more » Darjeeling pollution case Eastern Bench featured NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar pollution in Mahananda river Siliguri Municipal Corporation State of West Bengal
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT slaps Rs 1L on 3 Ghaziabad civic body officials March 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh fine on three officials of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) for non-compliance of its order on maintenance of roads and pavements with green cover in one of the sectors. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim said that Municpal Commissioner Abdul Samad, Chief Engineer […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Ghaziabad civic body officials Law Legal News NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT asks builder to pay Rs 40 lakh for ‘environmental damage’ March 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal’s bench here has directed a builder to restore the environmental damage allegedly caused to a housing society in Khandala due to illegal hill cutting and tree felling. The western zonal bench of judicial member U D Salvi and expert member Ranjan Chatterjee asked the Mumbai-based builder to deposit Rs 40 lakh […] Read more » Court Environment Law News environmental damage featured Law Legal News Lonavala Municipal Council NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT seeks details of borewells installed by DMRC February 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The NGT today directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to furnish a list of borewells it has installed and the quantity of water extracted by it, following charges that it was extracting groundwater instead of using waste water to wash its trains. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim also directed Delhi Metro to inform […] Read more » Court DMRC Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News Bombay HC extends by 2 weeks stay on felling of trees for Metro line February 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today extended by two weeks the stay granted on felling of trees to pave the way for Seepz-Colaba Metro line project in the city on a plea alleging environmental damage. The stay was granted by a bench of Chief Justice Dr Manjula Chellur and Justice G S Kulkarni. Veena Verma and […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Environment Law News featured Law Legal News stay on felling of trees for Metro line
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT orders inspection of power firms storing hazardous e-waste February 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Power distribution companies storing hazardous e-waste have come under the lens of the NGT which has ordered inspection of their premises here after a plea alleged these were causing massive air pollution. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to jointly inspect areas […] Read more » Court E-waste Environment Law News featured inspection of power firms Law Legal News NGT
Environment Law News Top Law News E-waste burning: NGT orders inspection of Ganga floodplains February 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of Ganga flood plains to probe dumping and burning of waste after a plea alleged illegal processing of electronic waste on the banks of Ramganga in western UP. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed officials from the Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) […] Read more » Court E-waste burning Environment Law News featured Law Legal News NGT orders inspection of Ganga floodplains Ramganga Uttar Pradesh
