Order of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Sangita Iyer Vs Guruvayur Devasom & Others dated 17/02/2025.

The Kerala High Court directed the Deputy Administrator (Livestock) of Guruvayoor Devaswom to file a detailed affidavit explaining the procedures being followed in Guruvayur Devaswom for booking and transporting elephants from Punnathur Aanakkotta in connection with temple festivals in other temples, and also to ensure that the elephants are provided with the required quantity of feed, as per the statutory requirements, when they are outside Punnathur Aanakkotta.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamlesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 17/02/2025.

The matter is related to the quality of water in river Ganga and Yamuna in Prayagraj. The tribunal was also examining the allegations of the discharge of untreated sewage through the drains in river Ganga and Yamuna with reference to Magh Mela and Kumbh Mela.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Priyank Karnatak Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 11/01/2024.

In the Original Application, the grievance is about improper functioning of the sewage treatment plants at Badrinath and discharge of untreated water in river Alakananda, which ultimately forms part of river Ganga, thereby polluting the main river, in violation of the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order 2016.

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.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Urvashi Shobhna Kachari Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/01/2024.

The execution application has been filed seeking execution of order of the Tribunal dated February 8, 2023 passed in OA No. 561/2022. In that OA, grievance was raised in respect of large-scale unregulated violation of environmental norms along the pilgrim tracks of Kedarnath, Hemkund Sahib, Yamunotri and Gomukh pilgrimage centres in Uttarakhand.

Order of the Madras High Court (W.P.No.28257 of 2022) regarding plea for fixing the carrying capacity of Adhi Karuvannarayar temple located in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamlesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 04/12/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Urvashi Shobhna Kachari Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/08/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Joginder Singh Thakur Vs U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir dated 19/10/2022.

The applicant, Joginder Singh Thakur an advocate of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has addressed a representation to the Additional Commissioner, Bhaderwa in Chenab Valley seeking ban of single use of plastic in religious places of Bhaderwah. He had also sent a copy of the application to the NGT.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Taruyendu Bajpaye Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 17/10/2022.

The District Magistrate, Kanpur Dehat should ensure that wastewater is not discharged into river Ganga from Baikunth ashram, Luv Kush nagar, Bithoor and no illegal construction takes place said the NGT order, October 17.