Divyam Mishra

Excerpt: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, dated 1st January 2021, quashed the appeal regarding the reopening assessment. The Bench directed that the A.O. would not get jurisdiction legally to frame the reassessment under Section 147/148 of the I.T. Act, 1961. Facts of the Case: The appeal was regarding the proceedings under section

Excerpt The Central Information Commission, dated 31st December 2020, dismissed the RTI applicants filed by the complainant by stating that the Complainant could not establish malafide/ unreasonable conduct on the part of the CPIO, which is beyond the definition of information and right to information as per the RTI Act, 2005.

Excerpt The NGT (National Green Tribunal), dated 23rd December, 2020, directed the Centre through the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) and other states to install ‘Bird Diverters’ on existing solar and wind power lines as soon as possible. The Bench gave the deadline of four

The National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, dated 7th December 2020, has directed the Rajasthan government to deposit a fine of Rs. 20 crore within a month for not performing its function properly to control pollution in the Bandi river by local textile industries.

National Green Tribunal (NGT), directs all the Municipal Corporations and Local Bodies in the national capital region and other cities with air quality ‘poor’ and worse, to take steps to ensure sprinkling of water before sweeping of roads.

The National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, dated 30th November 2020, directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board to submit a report on a plea against the illegal operation of an automobile unit at Ahmedgarh city in Sangrur district. Brief Facts The application was filed by Daljit Kaur against the illegal operation

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), dated 17th November 2020, directed a joint committee of the central and state pollution control boards to be constituted to look into the grievances and take the necessary action. The petition was filed after a massive fire broke out at the said point on November

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), dated 17th November 2020, has directed the Secretary, Urban Development Department to ensure remedial action in two months and file a compliance report on the issue of violation of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on 15th November 2020, directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to issue suitable directions for compliance with their proposals for the waste-to-energy plants in Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bawana.  Facts An application was filed by Sukhdev Vihar Residents’ Welfare

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, dated 9th November 2020, has issued a 58-page order by imposing a blanket ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the Delhi-national capital region (NCR) from the midnight of November 9 to that of November 30. Brief Facts The application was