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Delhi High Court: Deciding on the issue of legality and validity of the fee schedule prescribed by the  Delhi Pollution Control Committee,

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Environmental Law

National Green Tribunal (NGT): While coming down heavily upon Osmanabad Municipal Council for failing to declare silence zone in the city, NGT

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Environmental Law

National Green Tribunal (NGT): While observing that Office Memorandums dated December 12, 2012 and June 27, 2013, issued by Ministry of Environment,

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National Green Tribunal (NGT): While appreciating that recreational and aesthetic uses of some parks cannot be curtailed, NGT held that public at

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Environmental Law

National Green Tribunal (NGT): National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty of Rs 117.35 crore and Rs 22.5 crore on Mantri Tech

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National Green Tribunal (NGT): National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty of Rs 117.35 crore and Rs 22.5 crore on Mantri Tech

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Environmental Law

Central Information Commission (CIC): “While rejecting the contention of the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) that it was difficult to trace

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National Green Tribunal (NGT): NGT has directed Delhi Tourism and Transportation Corporation (DTTC) to get an environmental clearance for the under construction

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National Green Tribunal (NGT): While rendering relief to 1,630 fishermen families in Uran and Panvel talukas of Raigad district who were adversely

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Central Information Commission (CIC): While coming down heavily upon Ministry of Environment and Forests for rendering “false and misleading” information in response

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Delhi High Court: While disposing a petition in which “Greenpeace India Society” (petitioner), Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working in the area of environment

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Environmental Law

MATS Law School organising Shri Moti Lal Ji Pagariya Memorial third national seminar on ‘Green Law, Environment and the Climate Change’ in

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National Green Tribunal (NGT): NGT has allowed a petition filed by Nirma Ltd. challenging the order of Ministry of Environment and Forests

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National Green Tribunal (NGT): While applying “polluter pays principle”, NGT imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 Crores upon Simbhaoli Sugar Mills and

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National Green Tribunal: While deprecating the highhanded activities of erring officials of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), RTO, Tehasildar and

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Supreme Court of United States:  Dealing with a case relating to the issue that whether it was permissible for Environmental Protection Agency

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Cases Reported in 2014 SCC VOL. 6 July 7, 2014 Part 2  Use of 0.6556 ha of forest land falling in Kutch Desert

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National Green Tribunal (NGT): While rendering relief to environmentalists, National Green Tribunal cancelled the environmental clearance granted by Union Ministry of Environment

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Madras High Court: While deciding upon a question that whether after the enactment of National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, there is no

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India signs a credit Agreement with World Bank and Government of Himachal Pradesh for DPL Loan of US$ 100 million for promoting

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