Environmental Law
Delhi Air Pollution: SC Directs Completion Of Smog Towers Construction In 10 Months [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has granted ten months for that the completion of the construction of smog towers in Delhi for the purpose of curbing air pollution.This was after the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Department of Environment & Forests, Government of NCT of Delhi undertook before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra that the work will be completed within...
SC Takes Cognizance Of Newspaper Report About Flattening Of Aravalli Hills; Seeks Report From Haryana Govt [Read Order]
Having been apprised of the flattening of an entire hillock of the Aravallis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Haryana State administration to take immediate action to avoid further damage.Taking note of a report that appeared in the Times of India on August 25, a Bench presided over by Justice Arun Mishra asked the AAG of Haryana to submit a report after appropriate action was...
'Mumbai's Mahul & Ambapada Areas Sometimes Like That Of A 'Gas Chamber'; NGT Imposes Rs. 286 Cr Fine On HPCL, BPCL, AEGIS & SEALORD [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal last Thursday imposed a fine of Rs.286 crore on four companies namely Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Aegis logistics and Sealord Containers for contributing substantially to presence of pollutants or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the air at Mumbai's Mahul and Ambapada villages.Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar...
Draft EIA 2020: SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre For Failure To Publish Notification In Regional Languages [Read Order]
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) for failing to publish draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 in multiple regional languages.The Centre, however, withdrew its Special Leave Petition filed in the apex court to avail the remedy of...
[Breaking] Draft EIA Notification 2020: Karnataka HC Restrains Centre From Publishing Final Notification Till Sep 7
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restrained the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change from publishing the Final Notification based on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020, till September 7. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi took into account the fact that the draft the notification has...
NGT Imposes Stay On Cutting Of Coconut Trees In Lakshwadeep While Forming A Panel To Probe Into Its Effect On The Environment [Read Order]
National Green Tribunal has ordered the Lakshwadeep Union Government and its Public Works Department to stop the cutting of coconut trees in Agatti island of Lakshwadeep till further hearing. The order to maintain status quo in the region by not cutting more trees was given by the Southern Zone bench of the Tribunal on an environmental concern raised by the residents of the island by...
NGT Orders GCGSCL To Pay Rs. 64 Lakhs To The Family Of 19 Year Old, Who Died Due To A Leaked Coal-Gas Pipeline Next to Her Room [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited (GCGSCL) to pay Rs. 64 lakhs as compensation for the death of a 19 year old who died due to suffocation resulting from leakage of gas from a crack in the pipeline of the GCGSCL, laid underground just behind the window of the room where the deceased had died. The deceased girl, Ms....
SC Asks Centre To File Detailed Affidavit Regarding Completion Of Smog Tower Project In Delhi
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file a comprehensive affidavit highlighting all details about the smog tower project in Delhi and why the same was not completed as per Court Orders. A Bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari had several questions about various aspects regarding the implementation of this project, which aims to help...
NGT Orders Formation Of A Committee To Probe Large Scale Illegal Coal Mining In Reserve Forest Of Assam [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal has passed an order instituting a committee to probe large scale illegal coal mining in Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve in Assam. The order was passed by the Eastern Zone Bench of the Tribunal upon hearing an application filed by Mr. Pradip Bhuyan. The applicant brought to fore large scale illegal coal mining activities being undertaken in Saleki...
National Green Tribunal Seeks Explanation For Granting Environment Clearance To Drill Oil In Assam National Park [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal ordered the Environment Ministry and State Pollution Control Board to submit a report explaining how it granted an Environment Clearance permitting Indian Oil Corporation to drill oil wells in the Dibru–Saikhowa National Park of Assam. Assam-based conservationists Bimal Gogoi and Mridu Paban Phukan appealed the Eastern Zone Bench of the National...
Karnataka HC Says It Will Stay Draft EIA Notification 2020 If Centre Does Not Publish It In Regional Languages
Expressing displeasure over the stand taken by the Central Government that it will not publish the draft Environment Impact Assessment, (EIA) notification issued on March 23, in the official languages of the states, the Karnataka High Court has decided to consider on August 5, consider the prayer to stay the notification. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...
Draft EIA Notification 2020 : Karnataka HC Asks Centre To Consider Extending Time For Submitting Objections
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Union Government to consider extending the time for submitting suggestions and objections to the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification issued on March 23. The last date for submitting suggestions/objections, as extended by the Delhi High Court, is August 11. The last date as per the original notification was June 30. A...