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“Deliberate Institutional Blindness”: Jharkhand High Court Slams Illegal Mining in Hazaribagh, Issues 15 Sweeping Directions [Read Order]
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“Deliberate Institutional Blindness”: Jharkhand High Court Slams Illegal Mining in Hazaribagh, Issues 15 Sweeping Directions [Read Order]

Jharkhand High Court issues 15 directions on illegal mining in Hazaribagh, holding continued inaction despite surveillance violates Article 21.

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An Entrepreneur Who Has Invested Crores and Obtained All Statutory Clearances Cannot Be Denied Permission Merely Because of a Handful of Protesters”: Kerala HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
An Entrepreneur Who Has Invested Crores and Obtained All Statutory Clearances Cannot Be Denied Permission Merely Because of a Handful of Protesters”: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Kerala HC rules Panchayat cannot deny licence after statutory clearances, holding public protest cannot override legal rights of entrepreneurs.

SC Sets Aside NGT Order for Temple Demolition; Holds Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction Over Encroachments Under Municipal Laws [Read Order] Judiciary
SC Sets Aside NGT Order for Temple Demolition; Holds Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction Over Encroachments Under Municipal Laws [Read Order]

Supreme Court sets aside NGT order to demolish Ghaziabad temple, ruling tribunal lacks jurisdiction over encroachments under municipal laws.

Madhya Pradesh Minister Faces Backlash Over Remarks Amid Indore Water Contamination Crisis Executive
Madhya Pradesh Minister Faces Backlash Over Remarks Amid Indore Water Contamination Crisis

Indore water contamination claims 14 lives, sparks outrage over minister Kailash Vijayvargiya’s remarks as HC, state agencies and law step in.

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SC Defines Starting Point for NGT Appeals: Limitation Clock Ticks from First Public Communication of Environment Clearance [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that NGT appeal limitation begins from the earliest public communication of an environmental clearance, upholding dismissal as time-barred.

'Why don't you consider penal provision against farmers,' SC to Centre on stubble burning

SC asks Centre why penal provisions not imposed on farmers for stubble burning, says strict action may deter Delhi-NCR pollution.

Himachal Pradesh HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Industrialist in Intimidation Case [Read Order]

Himachal Pradesh HC grants pre-arrest bail to industrialist accused of intimidating pollution officer, says allegations don’t amount to stalking under BNS.

No coercive step to be taken against owners of old vehicles: SC

SC halts coercive action against owners of 10-year-old diesel, 15-year-old petrol vehicles in Delhi-NCR, giving relief till further hearing.

Pollution Boards can impose, collect restitutionary and compensatory damages: SC [Read Judgment]

SC allows Pollution Boards to levy compensation or seek bank guarantees for environmental damage under Water & Air Acts, upholding ‘Polluter Pays’ principle.

SC holds orders on ex post facto environmental clearance illegal [Read Judgment]

SC declares ex post facto environmental clearances illegal, says such retrospective approvals violate Article 21 and harm citizens’ right to a clean environment.


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