Top Law News NGT notice to Centre on plea for quashing notification on groundwater extraction. October 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the CPCB on a plea seeking quashing of a notification on groundwater extraction on the grounds that its commercial use was adversely affecting the flow of rivers and availability of drinking water in the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar […] Read more » groundwater extraction NGT plea for quashing notification on groundwater extraction
Top Law News Ensure ban on use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuels in industries and switch to cleaner alternatives : NGT July 19, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure that states and union territories (UTs) ban the use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuels in industries and switch to cleaner alternatives. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel after perusing a report filed by CPCB noted […] Read more » Central Pollution Control Board CPCB NGT use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuels in industries and switch to cleaner alternatives
Top Law News National Green Tribunal asks CPCB to explain coercive steps taken against Amazon and Flipkart. June 20, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to inform it about coercive steps taken against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for non-compliance of plastic waste management rules. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the report filed by the apex pollution monitoring body does not mention the […] Read more » Amazon and Flipkart Central Pollution Control Board coercive steps taken against Amazon and Flipkart CPCB e-commerce giants National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Top Law News NGT directs CPCB to issue guidelines on monitoring of environmental norms by dairies May 22, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Thursday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to issue guidelines within a month for checking pollution and monitoring of environmental norms by dairies throughout the country. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that at least the minimum distance of dairies and gaushalas from habitations, water […] Read more » CPCB monitoring of environmental norms by dairies NGT NGT directs CPCB
Top Law News Covid-19 : NGT issues instructions on its functioning from May 4. April 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal Tuesday issued instructions regarding its functioning from May 4, when the Covid-19 lockdown is slated to be relaxed, stating that the Chairperson, Members and officers (Deputy Registrars and above) will attend the Office with 100 per cent attendance. As for the remaining staff, up to 33 per cent of the strength […] Read more » COVID-19 NGT
Corporate Law News Amazon and Flipkart need to establish system for collecting plastic waste: CPCB to NGT. January 29, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and need to establish a system for collecting back the plastic waste generated due to the packaging of their products, the Central Pollution Control Board told the NGT on Tuesday. The apex pollution monitoring body told […] Read more » Amazon Amazon and Flipkart Amazon and Flipkart need to establish system for collecting plastic waste CPCB CPCB to NGT establish system for collecting plastic waste Flipkart NGT
High Profile Cases NGT seeks response from Centre on plea for supply of water in Rewari. January 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking execution of its order to make arrangements for supplying drinking water in a village in Rewari district of Haryana as underground water in the area was contaminated. A bench comprising Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore and expert member Siddhanta […] Read more » CGWA expert member Siddhanta Das Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore NGT
High Profile Cases NGT prohibits construction of housing complex in north Delhi. January 14, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has ordered status quo on construction of a housing complex adjacent to the Delhi University campus. Applying the “Precautionary Principle” of environmental law, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said evaluation of relevant data is required by a joint Committee comprising representatives of the Central Pollution Control […] Read more » construction of housing complex in north Delhi housing complex housing complex in north Delhi National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel north Delhi
High Profile Cases 52 teams formed for sealing illegal bore wells in Delhi: DPCC to NGT November 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has told the National Green Tribunal that 52 teams have been formed for sealing illegal bore wells in the national capital. DPCC told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel that action plans have been prepared by divisional commissioners at district level. “As per action plan […] Read more » Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC) National Green Tribunal NGT sealing illegal bore wells
High Profile Cases NGT directs Jal Board, DPCC to submit report on illegal extraction of groundwater November 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed the Jal Board and the Pollution Control Committee in the national capital to submit report on a plea alleging illegal extraction of groundwater in North Delhi. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said depletion of groundwater is a serious concern and authorities should seriously […] Read more » illegal extraction of groundwater NGT
Environment Law News AAP govt’s free water scheme being misused by several housing societies: NGT panel August 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government’s scheme of providing 20,000 litres of water each month free of cost to every household in the national capital is being misused by several housing societies, a monitoring committee has told the National Green Tribunal. The committee led by a former high court judge told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice […] Read more » AAP free water NGT
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Urgent need to document details of local communities: NGT August 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is an urgent need to document details of local communities as India is one of the recognised mega-diverse countries, harbouring nearly 7-8 per cent of the recorded species of the world, the National Green Tribunal has said. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said there was ‘zero’ progress with regard […] Read more » need to document details NGT
