[ad_1] The National Green Tribunal has allowed Hindustan Zinc Ltd's plea for treating the Rs 25 crore penalty deposited by it for violation of environmental norms as its contribution toward corporate social responsibility (CSR). The purpose of CSR is to ensure that corporates give back to the community by taking...
NGT seeks Uttarakhand PCB’s response on illegal felling of trees in Nainital, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently granted a month's time to the Pollution Control Board (PCB), Uttarakhand along with other government officials to submit a response on unauthorised cutting of trees in the forest area adjacent to Nainital city.Since the Naini lake gets recharged by forest areas around it,...
Sc Orders Transfer Of Plea On Shimla Plan From Hc, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court has ordered transfer of a pending case in the Himachal Pradesh high court that challenged the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) recent decision of quashing the controversial Shimla Development Plan-2041.The transferred case would now be heard in the Supreme Court.The orders of transferring the case were passed...
Ngt Forms Joint Panel, Seeks Factual Report On Sidhwan Canal Pollution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Within days of a group of residents moving the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over rising pollution in Sidhwan canal, the tribunal has constituted a joint committee comprising officials of the irrigation department, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Ludhiana district magistrate and executive engineer of Sidhwan canal wing. The committee has...
SC stays NGT orders imposing fines on NOIDA, DJB over untreated waste, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal imposing a fine of Rs 100 crore on NOIDA for failing to prevent untreated sewage from flowing into the Yamuna river. The top court also stayed the NGT order asking the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to...
NGT forms panel to verify charges of NHAI violating environmental norms, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the formation of a committee to verify the factual position and ensure remedial action regarding allegations of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) violating environmental norms while constructing a highway from the Mukarba chowk to the Singhu border here. A bench...
NGT fines 3 mining companies Rs 18.7 crore, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Acting tough against environmental violations, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 18.7 crore on three mining firms found involved in illegal mining in the Yamuna river here.In its order dated November 18, the NGT imposed environmental damage compensation of Rs 12 crore against M/s...
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[ad_1] The Supreme Court said on Tuesday ordinarily courts would not interfere with the tendering process if the scrutiny of tenders has been conducted in a "bonafide manner". The top court's observation came while dismissing an interim plea of real estate and construction firm Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Ltd....
NGT asks realtor to pay Rs 10 crore for Aravali tree felling, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] GURUGRAM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a private company to pay compensation of Rs 10 crore for illegally felling 500 trees on five acres of protected Aravali land in Faridabad, fixing the rate of compensation at Rs 2 lakh per tree.This is by far the highest for...
NGT fines two Haryana civic bodies Rs 10 cr for illegally dumping waste near wildlife sanctuary, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The NGT has directed two municipal bodies in Haryana to pay a total compensation of Rs 10 crore for illegally dumping waste at a municipal solid waste facility near Khol-Hi Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary in Panchkula district. A bench of Chairperson Justice A K Goel said that in...