The National Green Tribunal’s Principal Bench in New Delhi has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report highlighting the sale of a portion of the Aravalli forest in Haryana’s Mahendergarh district for mining. The forest department had declared 506 acres of the Aravalli tract in Rajawas village as a ‘protected forest’ under the Forest…
A plea has been lodged before the Delhi High Court seeking permission to allow climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his associates from Ladakh to hold peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar or any other suitable location from October 08 to October 23 for raising environmental awareness and demanding Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. The petition has…
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) served a show cause notice to Ola Electric in relation to numerous consumer complaints regarding its services. Ola Electric disclosed the notice to both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in a regulatory filing dated October 7. The show cause notice was issued based…
Taking in view the alleged exploitation of Sabarimala pilgrims coming to worship Lord Ayyappa, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to ensure that no illegal activities took place inside the premises of Erumely Dharma Shastha Temple. In order to protect the pilgrims from exploitation, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday…
The Allahabad High Court has directed Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Jaunpur to decide within a month on the payment of more than Rs 33 lakh to M/S Kn Engineering Company. The Division bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this order while hearing a petition filed by M/S Kn Engineering…
The National Green Tribunal has taken up the Shillong waste processing issue particularly at the Shillong Landfill Facility (SLF) as raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The Principal Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, Dr A. Senthil Vel and Dr Afroz Ahamd in New Delhi has registered an original…
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Health, Government of India, to revamp the infrastructure facilities available at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kalyani, West Bengal, to bring it at par with the facilities available at AIIMS in Delhi and Rishikesh. The single-judge Bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh…
The Delhi High Court on Monday condemned the Delhi University (DU) for failing to confirm the admissions of certain students to the post graduate (PG) courses at St Stephen’s College. Justice Dharmesh Sharma ordered the Registrar and Dean Admissions of the DU to appear before the Court on October 15 through video conference and explain…
The Supreme Court recently flagged discriminatory attitude that permeated all levels of administration towards women lawmakers. The court was hearing a case concerning the removal of women Sarpanch in a village. A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan proceeded to stress that the matter pertaining to removal of an elected public representative…
Supreme Court disapproves comments passed by Uttarakhand High Court judge against lawyer The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over unfavourable remarks made by a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court judge against an advocate regarding the latter’s conduct during court proceedings. Terming the remarks made by Uttarakhand High Court judge Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma…