Environmental Law
Bombay HC Ask MoEF "Can Vehicles Carrying Essential Supplies Be Allowed Inside Matheran An Eco-Sensitive Zone During Lockdown" [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest to inform whether vehicles carrying essential items for local residents be allowed inside Matheran hill station an eco-sensitive zone, during the lockdown period. Justice S C Gupte has asked the ministry and state government to respond to the plea filed by former Member of Legislative Assembly, Suresh Lad by...
[BREAKING] Vizag Gas Leak: NGT Directs LG Polymers To Deposit Rs 50 Crores; Constitutes 5 Member Committee For Probe[Read Order]
In a suo moto case registered against the fateful incident of chemical gas leak at Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal has constituted a five-member Committee to inspect the site and submit a report to it within ten days. A bench comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Chairperson; Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, Judicial Member and Dr. Nagin Nanda, Expert Member have also...
NGT Takes Cognizance Of Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy; To Hear Matter Tomorrow
The National Green Tribunal has taken cognizance of the tragedy caused by chemical gas leak at Vizag in Andhra Pradesh.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel will take up on Friday the matter titled "In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in RR Venkatapuram Village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh".An NGO, Centre for Wildlife and Environmental Litigation Foundation,...
Devise A Mechanism To Stop Illegal Constructions In FloodPlains Which Will Affect Flow Of River Yamuna : NGT
The National Green Tribunal has asked authorities to devise an appropriate mechanism to ensure that no constructions take place in the floodplain zone so that the flow of the river Yamuna, is not in any manner adversely affected. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel gave the directions while hearing a plea filed by Akash Vashishtha. It was alleged that a road...
Central Vista : Environmental Clearance Recommended For New Parliament Building [Read EAC Minutes]
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended granting of Environmental Clearance (EC) to the expansion and renovation of the existing Parliament building.The new Parliament building is part of Centre's ambitious Rs. 20,000 crore "Central Vista Project", which is under challenge in an on-going case in the...
Clean Canals To Ensure No Flooding During Monsoon : Kerala HC Directs Kochi Corporation & District Administration [Read Order]
Observing that "In order to ensure that there are no hiccups in the manner in which the works are to be completed, I direct both the District Administration and the Corporation of Kochi to work as a single team and take into confidence the Area Manager of the Southern Railways," the Kerala High Court on Tuesday, issued several directions to authorities to ensure there is no flood...
NGT Directs Constituting High Level Task Team To Supervise Handling And Scientific Disposal Of COVID-19 Waste. [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal has directed constituting a high level task team at the national level, to supervise handling and scientific disposal of COVID-19 waste in accordance with guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said "At the national level, let a high level task team of Ministry of...
Pollution of River Periyar Can Cause Extremely Deleterious Consequences To State: Kerala HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday took suo-motu cognizance of news reports highlighting contamination of River Periyar. The court said "It was spurred to suo motu address this issue, since the pollution of river Periyar can cause extremely deleterious consequences to our State – it being the one with the largest discharge potential, providing water to major towns and cities." ...
NGT Raises Concern Over Unscientific Disposal Of Bio-Medical Waste Generated Of Covid-19 Patients [Read Order]
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday raised a concern and urged the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) and Pollution Control Committee's (PCC) to make serious efforts to mitigate possible risk in terms of unscientific disposal of bio-medical waste, arising out of handling of COVID-19 disease. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, made the observation after...
CPCB Issues Revised Guidelines For Disposal Of Waste Generated During Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients [Read Notification]
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has come out with Revised Guidelines for Handling,Treatment and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients. The guidelines issued on April 19, states that following specific guidelines for management of waste generated during diagnostics and treatment of COVID-19 suspected/confirmed patients,...
No Construction Allowed In Plots Left For Open Spaces/Gardens In Approved Layout Plans : SC [Read Judgment]
The Supreme Court has held that open spaces left for garden areas in approved building layout plans cannot be allowed for construction.A bench comprising Justices Mohan M Shantanagoudar and R Subhash Reddy held :"It is not open to claim for construction in the two plots which are reserved for open spaces/garden spaces also. It is fairly well settled that in an approved layout, the open...
Establishing Of New Saw Mills In Forest Not Allowed : Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court last month upheld the Constitutional validity of the substituted sub rule 2A of Rule 163, of the Karnataka Forest Amendment Rules, 2013, thereby disallowing establishment of new saw mills or any other sawing contrivances within the limits of any reserved forest, protected forest or district forest. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...