This UNEP 2021 ECT Guide is designed to provide an overview for policymakers, judges, academics, and stakeholders who are interested in improving the adjudication of environmental disputes.
The Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service), Ordinance 2021 to reduce Tenure of Tribunal Members, their appointment.
Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Feb 13, introduced the bill in Lok Sabha to abolish some tribunals where public at large is not litigant. The bill proposes to 'provide a mechanism for filing an appeal directly to the commercial court or the High Court, as the case may be', instead of the tribunals.
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Bar Council of India Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/07/2020. The matter related to financial aid for members of bar affected by COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the lives of citizens and particularly, the legal fraternity, the SC noted.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) should spread out to the entire country, rather than expecting citizens to come to metropolitan cities, said Justice D Y Chandrachud Wednesday.
The department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries is calling for the reopening of environmental courts, where cases of illegal fishing, including abalone poaching, would be prioritised.
