Top Law News ‘Justice Swatanter Kumar should quit as green panel chief’ January 15, 2014 / January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The All India Legal Aid Forum (AILAF) Tuesday demanded resignation of Justice (retd.) Swatanter Kumar from the post of chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT) after he faced allegations of sexual harassment. The forum, along with the Association of Human Rights Defence International (HRDI) and All India Bar Association (AIBA) condemned the alleged act and […] Read more » AIBA AILAF All India Bar Association All India Legal Aid Forum HRDI Human Rights Defence International National Green Tribunal National University of Juridical Sciences news NGT NUJS) retd. Justice Swatanter Kumar todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Relief for Hauz Khas Village restaurants September 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for several restaurant owners in the Hauz Khas Village here, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday allowed many of them to continue running their eateries but laid down a deadline for installing effluent treatment plants (ETPs). The NGT on Sep 20 shut 34 restaurants in the area after a petition was filed […] Read more » effluent treatment plants ETP National Green Tribunal national news news NGT todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Green tribunal for CNG vehicles in Shimla July 31, 2013 / July 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Himachal Pradesh government to explore the possibility of introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles in the state capital. “The state government shall put forward its stand as to why traffic is being permitted on every road in Shimla, resulting in air and noise pollution,” the NGT bench, comprising chairman […] Read more » auto-free zones Green tribunal for CNG vehicles in Shimla Himachal Pradesh government Justice Swatanter Kumar Justice U D Salvi National Green Tribunal national news news NGT todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Green tribunal issues arrest warrant against Goa officer July 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) principal bench in Delhi has issued a bailable warrant against Goa’s principal secretary for mines and forests while hearing a petition filed by a green NGO against a mining company. The order was issued Thursday against R.K. Varma, who is in-charge of several key departments like forests, environment, mining and […] Read more » Goa Paryavaran Sangharsh Samiti Green tribunal issues arrest warrant against Goa officer National Green Tribunal national news news NGT R.K. Varma todays news todays top news Top news
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
Top Law News No interim relief to Sterlite for operating plant: NGT May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on No interim relief to Sterlite for operating plant: NGT To grant any interim relief to UK-based Vedanta Group company, Sterlite Industries Ltd, to commence operation of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district has been refused by the National Green Tribunal. A bench headed by (NGT) Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said even though the expert committee report said the emission and ambient […] Read more » General Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga National Green Tribunal Sterlite Industries Ltd sulphur dioxide Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district Tuticorin district Vedanta Group company
Top Law News SC sets deadline for making 3 NGT benches functional March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment April 30 as deadline has been set by the Supreme Court for making functional benches of National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Bhopal, Pune and Kolkata, failure of which will require presence of their senior officials before it. The date has been extended by the apex court the January 31 deadline after it was informed that authorities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra […] Read more » Bhopal Chennai bench of NGT Kolkata Madhya Pradesh government National Green Tribunal NGT NGT benches at Bhopal NGT benches at Kolkata NGT benches at Pune Pune Supreme Court West Bengal government
Environment Law News NGT dismisses Hindalco plea challenging Maha govt March 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has dismissed Hindalco’s plea challenging the Maharashtra government’s refusal to grant it three more months, after expiry of its forest clearance, to transport around 1.6 lakh tonnes of bauxite mined from Kolhapur district. A bench headed by Justice V R Kingaonkar also declined to direct the state government to forward the […] Read more » bauxite mined bauxite mined from Kolhapur district Belgaum (Karnataka) Biodiversity fauna flora Hindalco Hindalco plea Maharashtra government National Green Tribunal Principal Chief Conservator of Forest
International Trade Law Oil spill Mumbai coast, Qatar co be made party: NGT February 25, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Qatar-based shipping enterprise has been directed by the National Green Tribunal has directed to be made a party in the case of oil spill caused after a cargo vessel sank off coast of Mumbai in 2011. Panama-flagged M V Rak, which sank 20 nautical miles off the South Mumbai coast in the Arabian Sea on […] Read more » Adani Enterprises Ltd's thermal power plant case of oil spill Delta Group International Delta Navigation Delta Shipping Marine Services SA Justice Swatanter Kumar Maharashtra government ministry of environment and forests Mumbai Maritime Board National Green Tribunal Oil spill Mumbai coast power plant at Dahej in Gujarat Qatar Qatar based shipping enterprise
Top Law News High Court seeks MoEF response on Adarsh plea December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has been directed by the Bombay High Court to file its reply to a plea by the controversial Adarsh housing society to transfer its petition challenging the demolition order to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). A division bench of acting Chief Justice D D Sinha and Justice […] Read more » Bombay High Court Coastal Regulation Zone green tribunal Green Tribunal Act National Green Tribunal Union government Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Top Law News Evict Squatters from Government Houses: SC October 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday asked unauthorised occupants of government houses here why they should not be evicted and ordered their names be published in the newspapers. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya asked the court registry to issue notice after it was given a list of unauthorised occupants by […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General A.S. Chandihok bangalows in central Delhi that were vacant Evict Squatters from Government Houses: SC facilities and amenities to the judicial members former director general of the Sashastra Seema Bal H.S. Hanspal judicial members of the NGT Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya National Commission for Minorities National Commission for Scheduled Castes National Green Tribunal tribunal that deals with environmental matters Y.S. Dadwal
Top Law News SC slams poor facilities for green tribunal September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up the government for not providing infrastructure for the effective functioning of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that deals with environmental matters. The court asked the government to provide facilities to its judicial and other expert members on a par with the judges of high courts. An apex court bench […] Read more » Bar Association of National Green Tribunal basement of a building Bhopal bench of NGT Central Government Health Scheme former apex court judge is the chairman of the tribunal impossible for the tribunal to function judicial members had consented to join the NGT Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya National Green Tribunal NGT and allotment of Faridkot House in central Delhi for accommodating the tribunal par with Class 1 officer of the government SC slams poor facilities for green tribunal Seniors counsel Raj Panjwani Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman
