India

 Redundant relief?

Supreme Court order on tree felling in Andaman criticised

Publication Date: 
14/02/2005
Down to Earth
Tags:
Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Deforestation, Tsunami, Supreme Court
Fisheries

 Declared legal

SC dismisses petition against Delhi s Akshardham temple

Publication Date: 
14/02/2005
Down to Earth
Tags:
Religious Beliefs, Legislation, Supreme Court, Delhi
Climate Change

 Don t hide

Court asks officials to reveal dangers from Suktel dam

Publication Date: 
14/02/2005
Down to Earth
Tags:
Dams, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Supreme Court, Orissa (Odisha)
Air Pollution

2nd final report on particulate pollution reduction strategy in seven critically polluted cities

It is clear that all cities face a common threat

Publication Date: 
01/02/2005
Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG, LPG, Fuel Quality, Fuel Adulteration, Supreme Court, India, Hyderabad (T), Ahmedabad (T), Bangalore (T), Pune (T), Sholapur (T), Chennai (T), Kanpur (T), Lucknow (T), Air Quality and Health
India

 In Court

Please act: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union government on January 3, 2004, in response to a petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) that seeks a thorough

Publication Date: 
30/01/2005
Down to Earth
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Land Reforms, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Soft Drinks, Deforestation, Rehabilitation, Supreme Court, High Court, Karnataka
Mining

Mining problems

It was former chief minister Biju Patnaik's dream to set up a second steel plant in the state. His arch rival and three-term Congress chief minister J.B. Patnaik, too, was obsessed with the idea. But not so Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Publication Date: 
23/01/2005
Lalit Pattajoshi
Week (Kochi)
Tags:
Mining, Supreme Court, High Court, NGO, Orissa (Odisha), Kalahandi
Hazardous Waste

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding dumping of hazardous waste in India, 05/01/2005

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Research Foundation for Science Technology and Natural Resources Policy Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/01/2005 regarding dumping of hazardous waste, India. The matter relates to 133 hazardous waste oil containers lying at Nhava Sheva Port, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Supreme Court directs for the destruction of the consignments by incineration. The cost of incineration shall be deposited by the importers with the Monitoring Committee within four weeks.

Judgement Date: 
05/01/2005
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Ports, India, Imports, Waste Incineration, Supreme Court, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Waste Disposal
Environment

Unsettling truths, untold tales: the Bhopal gas disaster victims twenty years of courtroom struggles for justice

The Bhopal gas leak disaster symbolises the failure of the legal system in general and the failure of the system to respond to the disaster in particular. The twenty years of engagement with the law and the justice system holds many lessons for the future. It is time for introspection and assessment.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2005
S. Muralidhar
International Environmental Law Research Centre
Tags:
Bhopal, Environment, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Bhopal Act 1985, Union Carbide, Legislation, Supreme Court, Geneva, International Environmental Law Research Centre, S. Muralidhar, Compensation
Climate Change

 Master stroke

Specify pesticide levels on soft drinks: Supreme Court

Publication Date: 
30/12/2004
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pesticides, Soft Drinks, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Legislation, Supreme Court
India

 The verdict is out

Consumer rights receive a fizzy fillip

Publication Date: 
30/12/2004
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Tags:
Food Standards, Pesticide Residues, Legislation, Supreme Court, India

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