environmental law

Jaipur, March 29 The Rajasthan High Court has prohibited night safaris and the use of drones in the Jawai Leopard Reserve in the Pali district, expressing concern over the disturbance to wildlife caused by unregulated tourism activities.A bench comprising Justices Sandeep Shah and Pushpendra...

Ranchi, March 28 Supreme Court Judge, Justice B V Nagarathna, on Saturday said that courts should play a proactive role in environmental justice, as they have the capacity to ensure that ecological conservation, public accountability, and the rights of affected communities remain central to...

Guwahati, March 27 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Assam government and various state agencies over alleged illegal groundwater drilling in parts of Guwahati.The NGT's Eastern Zone Bench admitted an application, filed by Milan Kanti Das and others, which highlighted...

Ranchi, March 26 The Jharkhand High Court expressed its displeasure on Thursday at the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) for failing to file an affidavit in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the conservation of tigers in the Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR) in the state.The...

New Delhi, March 25 The grant of "prior" environmental clearances to projects is not merely a formality, but a substantive safeguard, and the principle of "polluter pays" must not be reduced to "pollute and pay," the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday.These submissions were made before a...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday resumed its final hearing on a batch of petitions, including review petitions, challenging its Vanashakti verdict permitting retrospective environmental clearances (EC) by the Centre and other authorities to projects found violating green norms...

Bengaluru, March 22 Former Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, said on Sunday that the collegium system is the best suited for India, at least for now.He also emphasized that the government should seriously consider the national litigation policy aimed at reducing court backlog.Gavai made...

New Delhi, March 20 Taking serious note of the destruction of habitats of aquatic animals due to rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary, the Supreme Court on Friday said such destruction in a protected area would attract offences and penalties under various laws, including...

New Delhi, March 19 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rejected a plea against the construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) in Mitraon village, Najafgarh.The green body was hearing a plea claiming that no public hearing had been conducted for constructing the STP, and there were...

New Delhi, March 15 The four-decade-old MC Mehta case finally came to a close on March 12 when the Supreme Court dismissed the 1985 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning air pollution in Delhi and its surrounding areas.The PIL, filed by environmentalist M C Mehta in 1985, led to several...

New Delhi, March 12 – The Supreme Court formally disposed of the four-decade-old environmental case, M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India, on Thursday, directing that issues related to air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) be addressed through fresh, independent proceedings.A bench...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a 1985 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning air pollution in Delhi and surrounding areas, and directed the court registry to file a suo moto case on issues of air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR).Several...

Chandigarh, March 7 The judiciary must continue to serve as a constitutional guardian in matters concerning the environment, and not impede legitimate development aspirations, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Saturday.He made the remark while addressing the Punjab and Haryana High...

New Delhi, February 26 Expressing serious displeasure over the functioning of tribunals in the country, the Supreme Court on Thursday said they have become a "liability" and "mess" without any "accountability" and flagged that technical members of a financial tribunal were even "outsourcing the...

New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing on a batch of pleas relating to the grant of retrospective environmental clearances (ECs) by the Centre and other authorities to projects found to be in violation of environmental norms, despite hefty penalties.On November...

New Delhi, February 25 Senior advocate ADN Rao, who assisted the Supreme Court as a "friend of the court" in handling several environmental-related public interest litigations (PILs), has passed away, according to the top court's bar association.Rao, who was designated as a senior advocate by...

New Delhi, February 24 Observing that the right to clean water is a fundamental right, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed its 2021 suo motu proceedings on the remediation of polluted rivers and directed the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to reopen the matter and ensure...

Key cases listed in the Supreme Court on Monday, February 23:* The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.* The Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging the detention of Sonam Wangchuk.* The Supreme Court will hear pleas from Meta and WhatsApp...

New Delhi, February 12 The Supreme Court observed on Thursday that, as the highest court of the country, the endeavor should be to minimize the scope of making any mistake that could have a far-reaching effect on the development and growth of the nation.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya...