The Supreme Court on Friday made it clear that it would not allow illegal mining in the Karnataka mines, even as the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) informed the court that out of 99 leases taken up for survey, work had been stopped in 22 mines including the one run by a public sector undertaking.
On the directions of the Forest Bench comprising Chief Justice S.H.
Supreme Court grants further three weeks' time to file an interim report
The Supreme Court on Friday granted further three weeks' time to the Centre to file an interim report on the study by an expert committee on the harmful effects of endosulfan.
A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S.
Kerala is fully committed to constructing a new dam to replace the existing structure across the Mullaperiyar, which is facing the risk of failure, the State has informed the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an Allahabad High Court order quashing the Uttar Pradesh notification to acquire 156 hectares of land for construction of residential apartments by private builders in the Greater Noida Extension area of Gautam Budh Nagar district. It ordered the return of the land to villagers.
What farmers get are lathis and litigation, observes Justice Ganguly
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over misuse of the Land Acquisition Act, a colonial law, by all States to acquire land from farmers for development in the guise of a
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said she had sought 1,000 MW power for the State as a temporary allocation from June to May 2012 from the Centre to tide over the power crisis.
