Environment Law News Plea on cock fight: Supreme Court asks impleadment of Animal Welfare Board January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Friday directed that the Animal Welfare Board and others be made parties to a petition seeking stay on a recent order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court banning traditional cock fight games during the Sankranti festival in the state. “The petitioner is directed to implead Animal Welfare Board (AWB) as a party […] Read more » Animal Welfare Board Plea on cock fight Supreme Court
Environment Law News HC quashes govt action against 47 restaurants on fire safety January 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set aside orders by Maharashtra authorities suspending the licences of 47 restaurants for allegedly violating fire safety norms, saying proper procedure was not followed. Contending that they had complied with the provisions of fire saftey, the petitioners had alleged that action was taken only against those restaurants in which waitresses […] Read more » 47 restaurants on fire safety Bombay High Court fire safety Justice Ranjit
Environment Law News 2014: National Green Tribunal acts against Ganga pollution December 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A number of path-breaking orders to curb pollution and a strict watch on illegal mining kept the National Green Tribunal (NGT) busy in 2014 as it also cracked the whip on firms polluting the Ganga. Keeping in tune with the pledge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clean the “holiest of the holy” river, the […] Read more » clearance given to the Anil Ambani group-led firm Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in Western Ghats. Ganga pollution National Green Tribunal NGT Sasan ultra mega power plant.
Environment Law News NGT favours shifting Delhi’s banned vehicles to other cities December 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has said that if 15-year-old vehicles, banned in Delhi, are driven in other cities, it would not lead to “shifting” the pollution there as they have larger green cover and bigger space to mitigate the impact of pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that the directions […] Read more » Aditya Prasad's tree-felling issue Advocate Balendu Shekhar Delhi Pollution Control Committee Manoj Misra of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan National Green Tribunal NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar shifting Delhi's banned vehicles
Environment Law News Encroachments on govt land are of your own making: HC to DDA December 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up DDA for allowing encroachments upon its land saying it was responsible for the situation as it did not take preventive action earlier. “The moment the first encroachment came up, you should have taken preventive action. This situation is of your own making,” Justice V K Shali said […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Bhushan DDA) decision to demolish homes Encroachments on govt land Justice V.K. Shali
Environment Law News No going back on decision to ban 15-year-old vehicles: NGT December 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today indicated that it would not go back on its decision to ban plying of vehicles more than 15 years old on Delhi roads. Sources said the Tribunal gave the indication during a meeting it had with stakeholders to devise modalities for implementation of its order banning plying of old vehicles. […] Read more » ban 15-year-old vehicles Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) decision to ban 15-year-old vehicles Delhi Police Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) ministry of environment and forests National Green Tribunal Petroleum Ministry
Environment Law News Insatiable human greed is bent upon to destroy Jhelum: J&K HC November 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that “insatiable” human greed is bent upon destroying river Jhelum, today directed the state government to remove all encroachments along the river-banks. A Division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justices M H Attar and Ali Mohammad Magrey directed Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control (Kashmir) to ensure removal of all encroachments […] Read more » destroy Jhelum Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey Justices M H Attar
Environment Law News NGT issues notice to HP govt over illegal felling of 477 trees November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday took suo moto notice of alleged illegal felling of over 450 trees at Tara Devi temple complex, 10-Km from here and issued notice to the Himachal Pradesh government, officials said. A bench of NGT issued notice to the state chief secretary and the principal secretary (forests), directing them […] Read more » Felling of trees without the permission of the government Himachal Lokhit Party HLP illegal felling of 477 trees National Green Tribunal NGT Principal Secretary (Forests) Tarun Shridhar
Environment Law News Has any State shown sympathy to animals : Chief Justice November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Has any State shown sympathy to animals : Chief Justice Shown photographs of plastic garbage surgically removed from urban cows, a visibly angry Chief Justice of India on Tuesday slammed the lack of implementation of environmental laws in the country, saying he would ask the officials to put them up in their drawing rooms as a reminder of their duties. The observations came on a […] Read more » ban plastic bags Chief Justice H.L. Dattu disposal of plastic bags Environment Pollution Act Karnataka Government NGO Karuna Society of Animals Senior advocate Shyam Divan Swachh Bharat Abhiyan sympathy to animals
Environment Law News Raze part of Asaram ashram built on Ridge: Green court November 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin India’s environmental watchdog on Monday ordered the demolition of illegal construction by controversial self-styled godman Asaram’s ashram in the city’s Central Ridge, a year after HT first highlighted the encroachments in the reserved forest. The order, passed by the National Green Tribunal, will help restore parts of the fast-shrinking forest — key to controlling pollution, […] Read more »
Environment Law News ‘Sterlite’s plea to open plant’s not maintainable’ May 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in the National Green Tribunal, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board pleaded for not to hear an appeal of Vedanta Group firm, Sterlite Industries Limited, against its order directing closure of the company’s copper smelting plant in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. The TNPCB contended that Sterlite’s plea is not maintainable in the Tribunal (NGT) as […] Read more » functional appellate authority National Green Tribunal plant closure Sterlite Sterlite Industries Limited Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board TN Pollution Control Board Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu UK-based Vedanta Resources Vedanta Group firm
Environment Law News SC notice to Centre, states on illegal sand mining May 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A notice has been issued to center and the all states by the Supreme court of India seeking their response for framing rules for preventing illegal sand mining on river banks. A bench headed by Justice S S Nijjar agreed to hear a PIL filed by National Legal Services Authority pleading the court to intervene […] Read more » corrupt policemen fundamental rights to life and health illegal sand mining natural environment notice to all states notice to the centre panchayat and Revenue officials reckless and indiscriminate sand mining
