The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and states on a PIL for framing uniform rules for preventing illegal sand mining on river banks.

A Bench led by Justice S S Nijjar issued notices on the petition filed by National Legal Services Authority, requesting the court to intervene as reckless and indiscriminate sand mining along banks entailed grave peril to life sustaining capacity of natural environment.

Gujarat High Court on Friday directed the Central Government to decide within four weeks the issue of granting approval to the allocation of forest land to Essar Steel Ltd (ESL) near Hazira in Surat district.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala, while disposing of a PIL challenging the allocation of forest land measuring 2.07 lakh sq meters, also asked the Gujarat Government to demolish the constructions made by the company at the site if the Centre decides not to grant approval.

The Shramik Mukti Sangathana, Murbad, and project-affected persons have slammed the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) for its 'short-sighted' decision to clear Kalu dam in Thane district involving 1,

Gujarat high court has issued a stern warning to authorities that officials would be personally held liable if unhygienic conditions at the Civil Hospital and across the city resulted in spread of malaria, dengue and falciparum next monsoon.

The court has said that all officials concerned would be held guilty of contempt of court if they are found not performing their duties and has warned that no excuse such as staff shortage or financial crunch will be considered.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed PUDA to ensure that the builders do not use underground water for construction. Directions were also issued to the authority to ensure installation of electric water meters on bore-wells.

The directions follow notifications issued by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), placing restrictions on the use of underground water for construction purposes in 35 blocks in Punjab.

As many as 2,644 people, called subjects, died during the clinical trials of 475 new drugs on human beings in last seven years and only 17 of the medicines were approved for marketing in India, the

A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) and others on a PIL that contended that the authorit

Even as the demand for setting up a Bench of the National Green Tribunal with filing facility in the State is mounting, Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Manjula Chellur has been urged not to

Bombay high court on Monday issued notice to State government on a public interest litigation has urged direction for completing its scheme to supply water through pipelines to 69 villages in Vasai