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High Court Considers Challenge to Notices Under Disaster Management Act for Drain Construction on Private Land. The Court Examines Whether the Action Constitutes Flood Mitigation or Acquisition Requiring Compensation Without Following Land Acquisition Procedures.

The matter arose from three writ petitions filed before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, by owners of agricultural l...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Company Seeking Mandamus to Permit Construction of Captive Jetty and Cement Plant in Mangrove Area. Court holds that prior environmental clearances are mandatory and the petitioner cannot circumvent the directions in PIL No.87/2006.

The petitioner, Adani Cementation Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and part of the Adani Group, filed a writ petition see...

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Supreme Court Modifies High Powered Committee Recommendations in Chardham Highway Project Case to Balance Development and Environmental Protection. The court held that widening of highways in ecologically sensitive Himalayan region must be subject to strict environmental safeguards and monitoring.

The case concerns the Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, a project by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to widen approximately 900 km of nat...

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking National Plan Under Disaster Management Act for COVID-19 Pandemic. Existing National Disaster Management Plan and Funds Held Sufficient for Pandemic Response.

The writ petition was filed as a public interest litigation by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the Union of India to p...

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High Court of Bombay Passes Interim Orders Directing Restoration of Lake and Prevention of Mangrove Destruction in Navi Mumbai. Modification of Development Plan to Permit Golf Course Raised Public Interest Concerns.

The public interest litigations were filed to address the systematic destruction of mangroves and wetlands in Navi Mumbai. The petitioners in PIL 218/...

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Supreme Court Examines Appeals Concerning Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Addressing Safety and Regulatory Measures Under Atomic Energy Act, 1962. The Court Deliberates on Balancing National Energy Policy with Public Apprehensions Stemming from Past Nuclear Incidents.

The case centers on appeals related to the establishment of a nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. The judgment begins by acknowledging th...