Environmental Law
Supreme Court Mandates Its Prior Permission For Tree Felling Within 5 Kms Of Taj Mahal, No Blanket Exemption For Private Land
The Supreme Court has held that its 2015 direction requiring prior permission of the Court for tree felling in Taj Trapezium Zone will continue to apply for felling of any tree within aerial distance of 5 kms of Taj Mahal. A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in the MC Mehta case concerning tree cutting and other environment issues in the protected...
Supreme Court Directs NCR States And MCD To Appoint Nodal Officers For 100% Waste Collection and Segregation
The Supreme Court has directed Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi governments along with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to appoint high-ranking nodal officers to oversee the compliance of achieving 100 percent segregation of waste and 100 percent collection of solid waste in NCR.The Court observed that the amicus curiae Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh had rightly...
Expert Committee Suggests Before NGT To Regulate Number Of Horses To Protect Matheran Hill Station
The National Green Tribunal, Western Zone Bench, Pune, has taken note of an expert agency's report on the undesirable effects of horse dung presence in the Matheran Area, an eco-sensitive hill station in Maharashtra, and the measures to combat it.The report said, “It may be seen that current level of investigation reveals various measures to be taken to control the undesirable effects of...
Madras High Court Bans 28 Plastic Items In Kodaikanal And Nilgiris
The Madras High Court has banned the manufacture, storage, supply, transport, sale, and distribution of 28 items of plastic throughout the Western Ghats, sanctuaries, and tiger reserves, starting from the Nilgiris up to the Agathiyar Biosphere in Kanyakumari District, which includes the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal hill areas. The forest bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and...
Supreme Court Calls Fresh Report From Union, Bihar Govts On Steps Taken To Remove Illegal Encroachments From Ganga River Banks
In a matter pertaining to illegal encroachments on Ganga River banks, the Supreme Court recently called for a report from the Union government and the Bihar government detailing the current position of encroachments as well as the steps taken to remove them.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan passed the order, stating,"We would like to know what steps have been taken by...
Supreme Court Directs Delhi Municipal Corporation To Launch Awareness Campaign On Duties of Waste Generators
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to start a massive awareness campaign to inform the public about the duties of waste generators under Rule 4 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.Rule 4 of the 2016 Rules outlines the duties of waste generators, including residents, street vendors, gated communities, market associations, and...
Supreme Court Directs CEC To Probe Violations Of Forest & Wildlife Laws In Tamil Nadu's Agasthyamalai Landscape
Concerned over encroachments and depleting forest cover in Tamil Nadu's Agasthyamalai landscape, the Supreme Court directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to survey the area and report violations of laws like the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. "Needless to say, that the forests form the lungs of the ecosystem, and any depletion/destruction of...
'Which Law Says Bank Accounts Can't Be Operated Without Aadhaar?' Supreme Court Questions Delhi Govt Over Denial Of Workers' Allowances
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 2) questioned the Delhi Government for not paying subsistence allowance to 5,907 eligible workers affected by Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) restrictions who do not have Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.A bench comprising Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Delhi government to address the Court on whether verified workers can be...
Supreme Court Refuses To Limit Firecracker Ban In Delhi-NCR To 3-4 Months; No Exemption For Green Crackers
The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 3) passed an order imposing a year-long ban on the use, manufacture, sale and storage of firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court observed that imposing such a ban only for a period of 3-4 months every year is not effective given the worsening air quality of the national capital. Due to the extraordinary situation prevailing in...
NGT Is Nurturing Green For Tomorrow : Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, recently underscored the significance of institutions like the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in upholding environmental justice in the Country. The Vice President was the Chief Guest at the valedictory ceremony of the National Conference on Environment 2025 organised by the National Green Tribunal held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.Recalling the...
Need To Achieve 33% Tree/Forest Cover In Delhi NCT: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 26) emphasized the need to achieve a target of 33 percent or more green cover in Delhi, as proposed by the Forest Research Institute (FRI).A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the MC Mehta case on the issue of enhancing the green cover of Delhi. “In paragraph 3 laying down the objectives, it is proposed for enhancing...