Top Law News Supreme Court agrees to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) plea on Haryana water supply to Delhi March 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) alleging that Haryana was supplying 120 cusec less water to Delhi out of the 450 cusecs of water it was supposed to supply. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said […] Read more » Delhi Jal Board DJB featured Supreme Court
Top Law News NGT directs Haryana to submit action plan on Yamuna March 1, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed the Haryana government to submit an action plan to address the issue of ammonia and other pollutants in river Yamuna. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim asked the state government to file an affidavit stating short and long term measures which it proposes to combat the pollution in […] Read more » action plan on Yamuna Delhi Jal Board DJB featured Justice Jawad Rahim National Green Tribunal NGT
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News NGT asks Delhi government to for report on quality of water January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a complete and comprehensive report on quality and quantity of water that is being supplied to end users at various localities of the national capital on random sample basis. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the committee comprising environment secretary […] Read more » Central Ground Water Authority Central Pollution Control Board CGWA CPCB Delhi Jal Board DJB featured National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar
Top Law News HC seeks DJB’s action plan on sewage treatment August 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Observing that the national capital could become a cess pool by the time all households in the city were connected to the sewage system, the Delhi High Court today directed DJB to get an overall perspective and come out with an action plan to address the issue of sewage treatment. A bench of Justices Badar […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court DJB featured Law Legal News PIL
Environment Law News NGT pulls DJB on waste water treatment plant May 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Monday came down heavily on Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over construction of a waste water treatment plant at Delhi Gate drain here and summoned its engineer to explain why untreated water was still going into the Yamuna. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed DJB to […] Read more » Court DJB Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT water treatment plant
Environment Law News Don’t surrender the amount allotted for Yamuna: NGT to DJB April 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi Jal Board (DJB) not to surrender the amount allocated to it in the last fiscal for rejuvenation of Yamuna to the Delhi government. The green panel also made it clear that DJB would spend these funds for restoration during the year and the implementation of its ‘Maili se […] Read more » Court Delhi Jal Board DJB Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
Criminal Law News DJB ex-engineer put on trial in 2006 rape case October 6, 2015 / October 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has decided to put on trial a former engineer of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) accused of raping a senior executive of a private firm in 2006, saying a prima facie case is made out against him. While putting on trial Sarat Chandra, the court discharged two other DJB engineers — Praveen Bhargava […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi Jal Board DJB DJB ex-engineer put on trial in 2006 rape case featured Law rape case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Court rejects CBI’s closure report in DA case January 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has rejected a CBI closure report pertaining to a disproportionate assets case against a Superintendent Engineer of Delhi Jal Board (DJB), saying it was filed on the basis of “unfounded fear” and “fanciful apprehension”. Special Judge Manoj Jain said “I, therefore, return the closure report with direction to CBI to have a […] Read more » CBI's closure report in DA case DA case DJB Prevention of Corruption Act Superintendent Engineer of Delhi Jal Board