Environmental Law
In Case Of Doubt, Protection Of Environment Would've Precedence Over Economic Interest: SC Revokes Approval For Doubling Castlerock to Kulem Railway Line
The Supreme Court revoked the approval granted by the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) for doubling of existing railway line from Castlerock (Karnataka) to Kulem (Goa).The bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, B R Gavai and Aniruddha Bose observed that the assessment of the impact which the project would have on the environment..would have to be strictly...
NGT Bars Auroville Foundation From Township Construction Till Environmental Clearance Is Obtained
In a plea challenging the cutting of large number of trees by the Auroville Foundation for its development projects, The National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone, Chennai has directed the Auroville Foundation to prepare a proper township plan with respect to the area presently in its possession or the area of land visualized by the MOTHER and give details regarding the proposed ring...
Ghazipur Landfill Fire: NGT Says Dump Sites In Cities Are Like 'Time Bombs', Constitutes Joint Committee Headed By Former Delhi High Court Judge
Noting that the dump sites in Delhi and other cities are like time bombs, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken serious note of the recent fire incidents at Ghazipur Landfill site causing severe air pollution in the area.A bench headed by Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel also constituted a Joint Committee headed by Justice S.P. Garg, former Judge of the Delhi High Court with members...
Install Bird Diverters In Power Lines By July 20 : Supreme Court Directs Gujarat & Rajasthan To Protect Great Indian Bustard
The Supreme Court has directed the power producers in Gujarat and Rajasthan to take necessary steps to ensure timely completion of installation of bird diverters in power transmission lines to protect the endangered birds Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican from deaths due to collision.The Top Court also directed the States of Rajasthan and Gujarat as well as all power producers in...
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Project : Supreme Court Reconstitutes Oversight Committee
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reconstituted the expert committee formed by the National Green Tribunal to oversee the compensatory afforestation for the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project by including additional members.The Court directed that the Chairperson of the Committee will be Mr.CP Goyal, Director-General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. As per the NGT...
Supreme Court Asks Parties To Suggest Names Of Independent Experts To Be Included In Panel To Oversee Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Project
Responding to a contention that the twelve-member expert Committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal ("NGT"), to oversee that mitigation measures are effectively implemented by NHAI, lacks independent experts, the Supreme Court, on Friday, asked the Solicitor General of India and the Counsel appearing for Citizens for Green Doon, Mr Ritwick Dutta to provide a list...
[Goa-Tamnar Transmission Project] Supreme Court Approves Recommendation Of Central Empowered Committee To Not Clear Forest Cover
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, approved the recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee's ("CEC") made in its Report No. 6 of 2021 dated 23.04.2021, that instead of clearing canopy of virgin forest along a 10.5 km long corridor in the State of Goa, the 400KV electric lines in the Goa-Tamnar Transmission Project can be laid along the alignment of the existing powerline, which does...
Protection Of Great Indian Bustard: Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From Expert Committee On Undergrounding Power Lines
In relation to protection of the Great Indian Bustard, the Supreme Court on Friday(April 1) directed the High Level Committee constituted by it last year to examine the feasibility of under-grounding of over-head power lines, to submit a status report in three weeks. The Court has directed States of Rajasthan and Gujarat to file status report regarding compliance with court's directions...
NGT Imposes ₹3 Crore Penalty On J&K Govt Over Pollution In Doodh Ganga & Mamath Kull
The Principal Bench of Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs. 3 Crore on the Jammu and Kashmir Govt for failure to prevent illegal mining, discharge of sewage and dumping of solid waste into river Doodh Ganga and Mamath Kull. The order issued in the matter of Raja Muzaffar Bhat Applicant Versus Union of India & Ors. reads that this inaction from the part...
Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka High Court's Order Of Allowing BMRCL To Cut 577 Trees
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Karnataka High Court's order of Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to act on the expert committee report which had recommended retaining of . onsite 44 trees, translocating 212 trees and cutting 577 trees are to be cut for laying metro lines.The bench of Justice DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was considering SLP preferred...
Absence Of Judicial Member In Western Zone NGT, Mumbai High Court Seeks Response Of The State
The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has sought for the response of the government on a PIL seeking to assign at least one judicial member who can function along with an expert member of National Green Tribunal (NGT).The division bench of Justice R.N.Laddha and Justice M.S.Sonak has proposed to consider the issue of interim relief. The petitioner has pointed out that presently the...
Supreme Court Stays NGT's Order Of Imposing Around 9 Crore Cost On RICO For Causing Damage To Environment
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed NGT's order imposing on Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited a penalty of around Rs 9 crore as compensation for causing damage to the environment.The bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari while issuing notice in the appeal assailing NGT's order dated October 29, 2021 in their order said, "Issue notice....