The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a news article alleging a massive scam in the installation of solar street lights in various villages of Chhattisgarh. The news report, published on December 25, 2024, claimed authorities had misused funds and installed solar street lights at exorbitant prices. The Division Bench of Chief…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) heard an original application registered suo motu on the basis of the news article highlighting arsenic contamination in rice, which is a staple for millions of people worldwide. The NGT has impleaded the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the Central Pollution Control Board, and the Indian Council of Agricultural…
The Gauhati High Court, comprising Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kaushik Goswami, has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the validity of a notification issued by the District Commissioner, Cachar. The notification, dated October 16, 2024, renamed the Badripar Gaon Panchayat under Banaskandi Development Block at village Badripar and notified it…
The Allahabad High Court while disposing a public interest litigation pertaining to illegal leasing of land belonging to schools, directed that school’s farm land cannot be leased out without a reasoned decision by the Committee of the concerned school. A Single Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery passed this order while hearing a PIL filed…
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently took suo motu cognizance of a news article alleging irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in Bilaspur District. The news article, published on December 24, 2024, claimed that officers of the Public Health Engineering Department had fraudulently obtained certificates stating 100% completion of water supply in various…
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi has showered praises on the Supreme Court Collegium for taking up initiatives to reform the appointment process for judges to the Constitutional courts in India. As per reports, the Apex Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Hrishikesh…
The State of Punjab on Tuesday apprised the Supreme Court that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been sitting on a fast-unto-death since November 26, seeking a statutory guarantee of Minimum Support Price for crops, may agree to get medical aid, if the Union of India agreed to have a dialogue with the agitating…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken took suo motu cognizance of the alarming levels of heavy metals and toxic substances, including mercury, banned pesticide DDT, cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and fluoride found in Arkavathy river in Karnataka. The original application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated November 22,…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed criminal proceedings against a Lekhpal till further orders on the charge of showing a living person as dead and registering the names of his sons on the basis of wrong entry in revenue records. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori passed this order while hearing an application…
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently took suo motu cognizance of a news article published in a Hindi newspaper highlighting the grave issue of environmental pollution in the industrial areas of Tifra and Sirgitti in Bilaspur District. The news article revealed that the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. and the Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur, had failed…