Wildlife

Order of the Calcutta High Court regarding protection of wildlife against senseless killings, 13/10/2023

Order of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Human & Environment Alliance Vs Debal Ray & Others dated 13/10/2023. The matter related to protection of wildlife against senseless killings.

The High Court, February 20, 2023 had constituted a committee which was given the name "Humane Committee" at the district level for five districts - Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and Murshidabad.

Judgement Date: 
13/10/2023
Tags:
Wildlife, West Bengal, Animal Cruelty, High Court
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding stone mining in the eco-sensitive zone of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, 20/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sumanta Ghosh Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 20/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2023
Tags:
Stone Industry, Mining, Darjiling (D), Mahananda SA, Eco-Sensitive Zone, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an unauthorized dumpsite in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, 20/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re.: News Item published in Times of India, Kolkata edition dated 29.08.2023 Titled “Kestopur neighbourhood raises a stink over open vat, Kolkata” Vs Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 20/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2023
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Kolkata, Municipal Corporations, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Energy

Judgment of the Calcutta High Court regarding kerosene oil pricing, 12/09/2023

Judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Yeasin Molla & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2023.

The petitioners are the ration card holders and members of Priority Household under the National Food Security Act, 2015. In the instant writ petition the petitioners have challenged the reasonableness of soaring price of kerosene oil under Public Distribution System.

Judgement Date: 
12/09/2023
Tags:
Food Security, Public Distribution System (PDS), Kerosene, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, West Bengal, High Court, Government Of India (GOI), Energy Policy, Subsidies
Habitat And Urbanisation

Dumping of silt from irrigation canals in Kolkata: NGT seeks reply from the Irrigation and Waterways Department, West Bengal, 08/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prithvigaurov Chakravarty Vs Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Others dated 08/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
08/09/2023
Tags:
Irrigation, Kolkata, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sedimentation, West Bengal, Municipal Corporations
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river through discharge of untreated  sewage from the hotels/eateries at Howrah Railway Station, West Bengal, 06/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2023
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Howrah (T), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Hotels, Sewage Pollution, Rail Transport
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an open garbage dump in in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, West Bengal, 04/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of In Re: News Item published in Times of India, Kolkata edition dated 29.08.2023 titled “Kestopur neighbourhood raises a stink over open vat, Kolkata” dated 04/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
04/09/2023
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Waste Disposal, West Bengal, Garbage
Mining

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding dredging/de-silting/removal of the river bed materials from the Subarnarekha river at Sankrail, Howrah, West Bengal, 04/09/2023

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dipak Mahapatra Vs West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Ltd. (WBMDTCL) dated 04/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
04/09/2023
Tags:
Subarnarekha, Rivers, Dredging, Sedimentation, Howrah (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sand, Mining, Environment Clearance (EC)
Solid Waste

Order of the Calcutta High Court regarding public opposition to a solid waste management plant, Bongaon, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 28/08/2023

Order of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Apurba Biswas & Others Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 28/08/2023.

The petitioners, through a public interest litigation alleged that a plot of land measuring 117 decimals in L.R. Plot No.323, R.S. Plot No.252 of Mouza Chithaliya, Police Station Gopalnagar, District North 24 Parganas is being illegally converted into an organic fertilizer plant.

Judgement Date: 
28/08/2023
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, 24 Parganas (N), West Bengal, High Court
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the proposal to fell 938 trees to build a bridge over river Shali, Bankura district, West Bengal, 17/08/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nirmal Kumar Singha Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 17/08/2023.

Judgement Date: 
17/08/2023
Tags:
Deforestation, Land Acquisition, Bridges, River, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Bankura (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

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