Judgment of the Kerala High Court in the matter of Suo Motu Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 08/01/2024.

The Special Commissioner, Sabarimala has filed this report regarding the presence of unauthorized hawkers/sellers of articles including plastic toys, plastic articles and drinking water in PET bottles at Nilakkal.

The Kerala High Court by order dated December 9, 2015 had ordered that there shall be a complete ban of plastic bottles including PET bottles, packed drinking water bottles in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Chalakkayam, Nilakkal and Erumeli, from February 1, 2016.

Affidavit filed by the District Collector, Pathanamthitta in the matter of Ibrahim Karim Vs State of Kerala & Others.

A case was filed against the construction of Sabariamala Pilgrim Centre Complex in Ranni, Ittiyappara stating that the work site comes under the category of wetland.

At present, the land appears filled and the KSRTC bus stand has been functioning along the southern side of the land, the report said.

Affidavit filed by the Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Thiruvananthapuram, Government of Kerala in Original Application No. 128 of 2021 (Ibrahim Karim Vs State of Kerala & Others).

The matter related to construction of a pilgrim centre and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus station, Ittiyappara, proposed by the Pazhangadi panchayat in Ranni, Pathanamthitta district in 2000.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manushyavakasa Samrakshana Sangham & Others Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 11/08/2016 regarding quarrying operations carried out in Kalanjoor Grama Panchayat, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. NGT finds that in the light of the various reports filed by the statutory authorities, it is clear that the quarrying operations carried on by the said respondents are well within the conditions prescribed under the EC.

The NGT (Southern Bench) directed the Department of Irrigation to complete the process of removal of weeds and water plants in the rivulet within the period of 2016-17.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of K.S. Rajan Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 04/11/2015 regarding quarrying activities in Survey Nos.270/2-1, 2-2, 2-3 of Malayalapuzha Village, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala.