The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, on 5th November 2020, reserved its order on the issue of imposing a temporary ban on the use and sale of firecrackers across the country in a bid to protect vulnerable people from the increase of air pollution amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Brief
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, vie an Order dated 29th October 2020, directed the Andhra Pradesh government not to proceed with the proposed Rayalaseema lift irrigation project (RLIP) without submitting the detailed project report (DPR) before the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) as directed by the Union ministry
Excerpt The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, dated 27th October 2020, directed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to close the plant and shift it to another site within four months and use the present site for the designated purpose of developing a bio-diversity park. The Bench pulled up the
Excerpt The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, dated 20th October 2020, directed the Telangana government to stop all work, except the drinking water component of the project, until further Orders. The Tribunal declared that the environmental clearance (EC) granted to the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation system was ex post facto
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dismissed a petition against Holy Family Hospital and a Urologist, alleging negligence in diagnosing the septicemia and DIC. The bench held that a doctor is not liable for negligence if he performs his duty with reasonableness and with due care and the mode
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), dated 15th October 2020, has directed the Uttar Pradesh administration to keep a vigil against the illegal operation of brick kilns to protect the air quality in the National Capital Region. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel noted that the brick
Excerpt The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai bench, dated 8th October 2020, directed the resolution professional (RP) of Housing Development & Infrastructure (HDIL) to provide all the notices and relevant documents to the promoters of the company in the jail and has also directed the superintendent of the jail
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, ordered the demolition of edible oil tanks and storage transit terminal in Tondiarpet and Thiruvottiyur for violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. These facilities were owned and operated by KTV Oil Mills Pvt Ltd and KTV Health Food Pvt Ltd, which manufactured popular edible
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, directed the concerned pollution control board to proceed with coercive measures, including assessment and recovery of compensation for the damage and initiating prosecution against the violators of environmental norms and dumping muck in Chenab River. Brief Facts A report filed by an independent monitoring
Introduction The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Mumbai Bench, dated 23rd September 2020 rejected the petition filed by the operational creditor against Big Vision Water Tech Priv. Ltd. under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The court said that the appellant failed to provide the prerequisites
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