Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

Not testing the waters

Case filed against British geological body for not providing information on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh s wells

Publication Date:

29/11/2002

Tags:

Wells, Arsenic, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, UNICEF, WHO, Bangladesh, United Kingdom (UK), Developing Countries

India

Directive on water harvesting

Acting on a public interest litigation (pil) petition, the Delhi High Court (hc) ordered local bodies to use official buildings, schools and hospitals in the capital for rainwater harvesting. The

Publication Date:

29/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Harvesting, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Delhi

India

Watered down?

Final judgement delivered in Ahmedabad lakes case. But apprehensions remain...

Publication Date:

29/09/2002

Author(s): Sopan Joshi, Suresh Babu S V

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Lake Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Buildings, Legislation, High Court, Gujarat, Ahmedabad (D)

Industry

Sharp reminder

Jammu and Kashmir High Court gets tough on imposition of ban on shahtoosh products

Publication Date:

29/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

CITES, Animal Products, Textile Industry, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Endangered Species, Legislation, High Court, NGO, Jammu & Kashmir

India

Public interest vs public relations

ADVERTISING AGAINST CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 1058 Inserted by California Motor Car Dealers Association and others The Auto lobby in California launched an expensive

Publication Date:

14/08/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution Control, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Legislation, California, Vehicles

Industry

A protest nonetheless

Yet another instance of residents angst at having to bear the consequences of irresponsible practices by the industry

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)

Industry

When homemakers unite

Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Author(s): Jayanta Basu

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)

Poverty

Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative real estate for builders, the last resort for slum dwellers, or garbage dumps. In the past decade, concerned citi

Publication Date:

29/06/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020630

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, Lake Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Water Demand, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Floods, Housing Construction, Planning, High Court, Gujarat, Ahmedabad (D)

India

Construction Prohibited

In a

Publication Date:

29/06/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Reforms, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Sanctuaries, Legislation, High Court, Orissa (Odisha)

Biodiversity

www.digitalopportunity.org

OneWorld, the online sustainable development and human rights network, keeps at its mission of bridging the geographical and ideological gap among the developmental community. On May 17, the United

Publication Date:

14/06/2002

Author(s): Kazimuddin Ahmed

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Information, Human Rights, NGO, Sustainable Development