Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding implementation of Project Elephant Scheme in states of India, 23/04/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of A. Rangarajan & Others Vs Union of India dated 23/04/2018 regarding implementation of Project Elephant Scheme in states of India. An Action Taken Report was sought from 22 states within 60 days. Inspite this only three states, i.e., Kerala, Meghalaya and West Bengal have responded. Supreme Court directs the states who have not submitted the report to submit it within four weeks.

Judgement Date: 
23/04/2018
Tags:
Elephant, Endangered Species, India, Supreme Court, Wildlife Management, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Forests

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding claims under Forest Rights Act 2006, India, 18/04/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Wildlife First Vs Ministry of Forest And Environment & Others dated 18/04/2018 regarding claims under Forest Rights Act 2006, India. Several states have failed to file their affidavits in this matter in spite of having 4 weeks time. Apex Court imposes a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and directs all the states to take the matter seriously.

Judgement Date: 
18/04/2018
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, Supreme Court, Land Ownership, India, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Water Resources

Violent Cauvery protesters fail to stop gentleman’s game in Chennai

CHENNAI: Ravindra Jadeja ducked when a shoe came flying at him at long-off on Tuesday night.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Water Disputes, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Games, Water Resources
Mining

Court raps state for eco degradation due to sand mining

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday pulled up the state for inaction and held it responsible for drastic environmental degradation through unabated sand mining around creeks and in the coasta

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mining, Sand, Minor Minerals, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court
Health

NGO files PIL against govt ban on rapid antibody kits for malaria

In the PIL, filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday, the NGO stated that doctors commonly use the rapid antibody test kits for initiating treatment for malaria.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, NGO, Health
Health

HC bats for separate norms for health centres in islands

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has said that the norms of setting up health centres on islands can be fixed separately like the norms the government has fixed for health centres in mountains or hill

Publication Date: 
09/04/2018
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Primary Health Care, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Health
Water Resources

IPL may face protest brunt over Cauvery row

The Cauvery Management Board issue is all set to subvert the peaceful life in Tamil Nadu in days to come, according to senior intelligence officials in the State.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Water Disputes, Water Resources
Water Resources

PIL seeks absolute rights for Punjab over its river water, Rs 80,000 crore in compensation

The petitioners in the plea have said that Punjab is deficient of water and even the groundwater stands depleted in at least 14 lakh tube wells.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Punjab, Groundwater, Compensation, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Rivers, Water Resources
Health

State govt reminded of its ‘constitutional’ duties, HC asks it to keep the public

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court recently reminded the Maharashtra government of its duty towards the public at large and particularly the obligation to raise the standard of living of the people.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2018
Free Press Journal (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Swine Flu, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Influenza, Infectious Diseases, High Court, Health
Environment

Most traffic violators from Punjab, Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Most traffic violators in Chandigarh are from Punjab and Haryana, police here informed the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday, during the resumed hearing of a public interest litig

Publication Date: 
21/03/2018
Times of India (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Punjab, Haryana, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Motor Vehicle Act 1988, Two Wheelers, Environment

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