Environment Law News Bawana power purchase dispute: NGT directs DERC to fix rates April 6, 2016 / April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Miffed over a dispute between parties for purchase of power from the Bawana waste-to-energy plant here, the National Green Tribunal has directed Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to fix the rates at which electricity is to be purchased by discoms. The tribunal expressed concern over the fact that there was only one functional waste-to-energy plant at […] Read more » Delhi Municipal Corporation DERC Electricity Regulatory Commission Environment news featured Legal News NGT
Environment Law News NGT seeks govt reply on plea against 13 cement firms April 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today took exception over the Centre’s delay in filing reply on a plea alleging that cement companies were violating its orders on overloading of trucks and causing air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which had issued notice to the Centre and 13 cement companies, made it […] Read more » Centre government Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT
Top Law News Art of Living event: NGT notice to Delhi government on review plea April 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “We have gone through the review plea. The whole emphasis in your petition is on the delay and laches. See, we have only passed an interim order and the matter is yet to be heard finally on merits. All rights and contentions are kept open and no direction is required at this stage…Issue notice,” the […] Read more » Advocate Sanjay Parikh Art of Living event Delhi government featured NGT
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
Top Law News No relief for Akshardham temple on NGT fine March 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has stood by its decision taken last year imposing a fine on Akshardham temple management for carrying out expansion without prior environmental clearance and quashing two office memoranda of the Environment Ministry. The green panel said there was “no ground” to review the judgement as sought by the temple […] Read more » advocate Rahul Choudhary Akshardham temple Environment Ministry National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar River Yamuna Secretary in Ministry of Water Resources Shashi Shekhar State Environment Impact Assessment Authority
Top Law News NGT gives time to AOL to pay Rs 5 cr March 12, 2016 / March 12, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The three-day long ‘World Culture Festival’ organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living (AOL) today crossed last minute hurdles as attempt to stall the mega show failed in the National Green Tribunal which gave more time to the organiser to pay Rs 5 crore fine. However, the relief to the AOL Foundation came […] Read more » AOL to pay Rs 5 cr Art of Living featured National Green Tribunal NGT
Top Law News AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT March 10, 2016 / March 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today made it clear to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art Of Living (AOL) Foundation which is organising World Culture Festival that it has time till tomorrow to pay Rs five crore fine and law will take its own course if it fails to do so. “They still have time till tomorrow […] Read more » AOL AOL has time till morrow to pay Rs 5 crore fine: NGT Art of Living event Court featured Law Legal News NGT
Environment Law News No permission for AOL event: Water Resources Ministry to NGT March 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Faced with tough questions from National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Water Resources ministry today told the panel it has not granted permission for ‘World Cultural Festival’ being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living foundation from March 11 while another ministry said no clearance was required for temporary structures. Responding to questions from […] Read more » AOL event Art of Living event Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT No permission for AOL event: Water Resources Ministry to NGT
Environment Law News World Cultural Festival: NGT questions Centre over clearances March 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal today questioned the Centre as to why no environmental clearance is required for erecting structures in Yamuna Flood plains for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living three-day ‘World Culture Festival’. “You (MoEF) file an affidavit by tomorrow and tell us why no environmental clearance is needed for raising temporary structures […] Read more » Court Delhi environmental news featured Law Legal News NGT World Cultural Festival World Cultural Festival: NGT questions Centre over clearances
Environment Law News NGT to resume crucial hearing on Art of Living three-day event March 7, 2016 / March 8, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal will resume a crucial hearing tomorrow on pleas seeking cancellation of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living three-day ‘World Culture Festival’ on the Yamuna flood plains to celebrate 35 years of the foundation. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar will hear the matter in which Delhi Development Authority […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT to resume crucial hearing on Art of Living three-day event Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Environment Law News NGT to hold global meet on environmental issues March 1, 2016 / March 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal in association with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), MoEF and Ministry of Water Resources, will hold a global conference to provide a new dimension to the environmental jurisprudence from a world perspective. “This is for the first time that UNEP is holding a conference in India in which around 55 delegates […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law Legal News NGT NGT to hold global meet on environmental issues
Top Law News NGT allows vintage car rally in Delhi February 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a breather to vintage car aficionados, the National Green Tribunal today allowed a motor vehicle club to organise a car rally in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted permission to Heritage Motoring Club of India which had sought its nod to organise 50th Statesman Vintage and Classic Car […] Read more » Court Environment news featured Law NGT NGT allows vintage car rally in Delhi vintage car rally
