Hyderabad, Sept. 23: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the state government and the Hyderabad Metro Rail Corporation Limited on a miscellaneous petition filed against Metro Rail project. Dr C. Ramachandraiah and O.M. Debra, residents of the city, sought an interim direction to restrain the government and the HMRC from going ahead with the work.

Striking a balance between the issue of public safety and preservation of forest cover, Himachal Pradesh High Court today allowed the state Government to fell only precariously dangerous trees in Shimla.

Bangalore, DHNS:

The High Court has directed the State government to furnish details related to the green belt declaration in Bangalore, its preservation and protection.

Hearing a plea by Ex-servicemen and Economically Weaker Sections of the Society, Justice D V Shailendra Kumar has directed the State to provide the details within two weeks.

THE penalty for excessive honking is set to be increased to Rs 2,000 for every offence. According to an affidavit filed by the State government before the Bombay High Court in response to a PIL filed by city-based NGO Awaaz Foundation on the issue of noise pollution, the State Transport Department is planning to increase the fine for honking in silence zones from the current Rs 100 to Rs 2000.

THE Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the state government to explain why 176 children died of malnutrition till July 2008 in Dharni and Melghat areas of Amravati district.
The court has directed the Additional Principal Secretary, Health, Chandra Iyengar and Director, Health Services Prakash Doke to visit Melghat and Dharni areas to inspect the malnutrition situation there.

Increasing the green cover in Gujarat may be high on government's agenda but the court is already questioning its 'negligence' about protecting trees.

The enforcement of a ban on plastic bags will be extremely difficult because of a likely resistance from its manufacturers, according to the Environment Department of the City District Government Laho

DH News Service, Bangalore:

The High Court has ordered maintenance of status quo in the land acquisition from a petitioner for the Metro Rail project at Jayanagar South End Circle.

The public hearing on the land acquisition in Raigad for the proposed special economic zone (SEZ) is likely to be held as scheduled on September 21.