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No More Acquisition Of Elephants By Individuals, Temples: Madras High Court
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Secretary of the Government, Environment and Forest Department to ensure that there are no more acquisition of elephants by private individuals or religious institutions
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High Court Overrules Tribunal Order Transferring IFS Officer's Plea To Delhi
The Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) principal bench order of transferring the case of Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi from the Nainital bench to the Delhi bench of CAT.
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Green Court NGT Halts Tree Cutting For Diamond Mine Project In Madhya Pradesh
The National Green Tribunal's Bhopal bench has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to ensure that no tree is cut without the forest department's clearance at Buxawaha in Chhatarpur district for diamond mining, according to an interim order
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5-Foot Crocodile Found Lurking Under Public Bench In Gujarat
Gujarat Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) today rescued a five-feet-long crocodile from Rajmahal Road in the state's Vadodara district.
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Aarey Protest Live Updates: Don't Cut Anymore Trees, Says Top Court On Mumbai's Aarey
A special bench of the Supreme Court hears a case this morning against the cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for the city's metro rail project. On Sunday, 29 activists, arrested for protesting against it on Friday night, were given conditional bail by court.
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Top Court To Hear Case For Mumbai's Aarey Trees Today, Activists Get Bail
Aarey colony news: A special bench of the Supreme Court will hear a case today against the cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for the city's metro rail project. At another court on Sunday, 29 activists, arrested for protesting against it on Friday night, were given conditional bail.
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Manohar Parrikar's Son Served Notices Over Eco-Resort Construction
The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son, Abhijat, in connection with a petition filed against him for alleged destruction of forested areas for the construction of an eco-resort.
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Blow To Centre As Supreme Court Upholds Verdict On AIIMS Whistleblower
In a setback to the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court today upheld an Uttarakhand High Court verdict holding that the centre and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences administration treated Indian Forest Service official Sanjeev Chaturvedi in a "vindictive" manner after he highlighted several instances of alleged corruption in the p...
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Volkswagen Charged Rs. 100 Crore By NGT Over Emission Scandal
The National Green Tribunal today directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the CPCB in a case related to allegations against the German carmaker for using 'cheat device' in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also formed a committee comprising officials of t...
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Volkswagen To Deposit Rs. 100 Crore With Pollution Board: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal today directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs. 100 crore with theCentral Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in a case related to allegations against the German auto major for using 'cheat device' in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also formed a...
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Top Court Rebukes Petroleum Ministry Over Laxity, Questions Its Status
Does the Petroleum Ministry consider itself to be 'God' or a 'super government' and think that the "unemployed" judges are at their mercy, an anguished Supreme Court bench observed today.
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Supreme Court says no to new hydro-electric projects in Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the Uttarakhand government to not grant environmental clearances for hydro-electric projects in state. The two-judge bench was hearing a case relating to the Alaknanda Hydro Power Project.
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A wife should be like goddess Sita, says the Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court today observed that married women should take a cue from goddess Sita, who followed her husband Lord Ram even during his exile, while hearing a divorce petition filed by a man on ground that his wife is unwilling to relocate to his new place of work. "A wife should be like goddess Sita who left everything and followed her hus...
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High Court directs union, state govts to form Elephant Task Force
Taking cognisance of increasing number of elephant deaths, the Karnataka High Court today directed the state and the Union governments to constitute a task force within 10 days to work towards mitigating man-elephant conflicts. Hearing a petition over the issue, the division bench of Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna directed...
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Chief Justice creates additional Forest Bench
Chief Justice of India Justice SH Kapadia on Friday streamlined the hearing of environmental issues and appointed an additional bench to hear the cases.
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No More Acquisition Of Elephants By Individuals, Temples: Madras High Court
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Secretary of the Government, Environment and Forest Department to ensure that there are no more acquisition of elephants by private individuals or religious institutions
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High Court Overrules Tribunal Order Transferring IFS Officer's Plea To Delhi
The Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) principal bench order of transferring the case of Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi from the Nainital bench to the Delhi bench of CAT.
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Green Court NGT Halts Tree Cutting For Diamond Mine Project In Madhya Pradesh
The National Green Tribunal's Bhopal bench has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to ensure that no tree is cut without the forest department's clearance at Buxawaha in Chhatarpur district for diamond mining, according to an interim order
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5-Foot Crocodile Found Lurking Under Public Bench In Gujarat
Gujarat Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) today rescued a five-feet-long crocodile from Rajmahal Road in the state's Vadodara district.
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Aarey Protest Live Updates: Don't Cut Anymore Trees, Says Top Court On Mumbai's Aarey
A special bench of the Supreme Court hears a case this morning against the cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for the city's metro rail project. On Sunday, 29 activists, arrested for protesting against it on Friday night, were given conditional bail by court.
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Top Court To Hear Case For Mumbai's Aarey Trees Today, Activists Get Bail
Aarey colony news: A special bench of the Supreme Court will hear a case today against the cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for the city's metro rail project. At another court on Sunday, 29 activists, arrested for protesting against it on Friday night, were given conditional bail.
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Manohar Parrikar's Son Served Notices Over Eco-Resort Construction
The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son, Abhijat, in connection with a petition filed against him for alleged destruction of forested areas for the construction of an eco-resort.
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Blow To Centre As Supreme Court Upholds Verdict On AIIMS Whistleblower
In a setback to the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court today upheld an Uttarakhand High Court verdict holding that the centre and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences administration treated Indian Forest Service official Sanjeev Chaturvedi in a "vindictive" manner after he highlighted several instances of alleged corruption in the p...
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Volkswagen Charged Rs. 100 Crore By NGT Over Emission Scandal
The National Green Tribunal today directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the CPCB in a case related to allegations against the German carmaker for using 'cheat device' in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also formed a committee comprising officials of t...
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Volkswagen To Deposit Rs. 100 Crore With Pollution Board: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal today directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs. 100 crore with theCentral Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in a case related to allegations against the German auto major for using 'cheat device' in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also formed a...
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Top Court Rebukes Petroleum Ministry Over Laxity, Questions Its Status
Does the Petroleum Ministry consider itself to be 'God' or a 'super government' and think that the "unemployed" judges are at their mercy, an anguished Supreme Court bench observed today.
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Supreme Court says no to new hydro-electric projects in Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the Uttarakhand government to not grant environmental clearances for hydro-electric projects in state. The two-judge bench was hearing a case relating to the Alaknanda Hydro Power Project.
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A wife should be like goddess Sita, says the Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court today observed that married women should take a cue from goddess Sita, who followed her husband Lord Ram even during his exile, while hearing a divorce petition filed by a man on ground that his wife is unwilling to relocate to his new place of work. "A wife should be like goddess Sita who left everything and followed her hus...
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High Court directs union, state govts to form Elephant Task Force
Taking cognisance of increasing number of elephant deaths, the Karnataka High Court today directed the state and the Union governments to constitute a task force within 10 days to work towards mitigating man-elephant conflicts. Hearing a petition over the issue, the division bench of Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna directed...
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Chief Justice creates additional Forest Bench
Chief Justice of India Justice SH Kapadia on Friday streamlined the hearing of environmental issues and appointed an additional bench to hear the cases.
