Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Debi Prasad Banerjee Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 22.04/2024.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr Jaya Thakur Vs Government of India & Others dated 06/11/2023.

The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to set down a national model for the ratio of the number of girls’ toilets per female student population across government aided and residential schools in the country. The court also asked the Centre to bring about uniformity in terms of the modalities to be followed for the distribution of sanitary napkins.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) regarding In Re: “Banks of the Circular Canal are getting “Stolen” regularly near Galiff Street: wastes and garbage spreading pollution” – News item published in Bartaman, Daily Bengali Newspaper, dt.15.10.2023, Kolkata dated 17/10/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramnaresh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 29/08/2023.

The grievance in the application is regarding discharge of untreated sewage in Pamari drain which is adding to pollution of river Yamuna.  The NGT vide order dated August 30, 2022 had directed a joint committee to submit a report on the matter.

The Tribunal, August 29, 2023 noted that the replies filed before the court was "materially deficient".

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Nayyar Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/05/2022.

Grievance in the application is against construction of toilets in flood plain zone of river Ganga by the Municipal Corporation, Rishikesh and discharge of untreated waste therefrom in river Ganga. No STP has been constructed to treat such waste.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Nayyar Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/01/2022.

Grievance in the application is against construction activities in flood plain zone of river Ganga. Municipal Corporation, Rishikesh is constructing toilets in the said area illegally and discharging untreated waste therefrom in river Ganga. No STP has been constructed to treat the waste.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Nayyar Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/01/2022. Grievance in the application is against construction activities in flood plain zone of river Ganga. Municipal Corporation, Rishikesh is constructing toilets in the said area illegally and discharging untreated waste therefrom in river Ganga. No STP has been constructed to treat the waste.

Status report by way of affidavit on behalf of Department of Irrigation, Uttarakhand in Original Application No. 248 of 2021 in the matter of Vipin Nayyar Vs Union of India & Others.

The matter related to construction activities at the bank of river Ganga, where public toilets are being constructed by the Municipal Corporation, Rishikesh and the entire waste therefrom, is directly flown in river Ganga causing pollution. It was further stated by the applicant that no STP has been constructed and the entire untreated discharge is directly leaving to river Ganga.

Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of Omnarayan Sharma Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 06/07/2021.

Order of the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 09/12/2020 in the matter of All India Council of Trade Unions Vs Union of India & Others.

Two writ petitions were filed. The first writ petition was filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to discontinue the practice of allowing/forcing sanitary workers to physically enter manholes, sewer lines, septic tanks.