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Issue Date: May 31, 2003
In a landmark judgement, the High Court in London ruled against the British Geological Survey (BGS) in the claim brought by victims of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh. The claimants contended that the BGS was negligent in its failure to test for arsenic when it carried out a survey in 1992 on the toxicity of Bangladesh's groundwater (see: "Hoping for relief", April 30, 2003). The defendant argued that it did not owe a duty of care of the victims.
No truck with reason
Issue Date: May 15, 2003
it is a clear sell-out. The Union ministry of road transport and highways (mrth) has given ground to truckers who ended their strike recently: the striking truckers had demanded a waiver on the proposed Mumbai High Court ban on 15-year-old commercial vehicles in the city. The ministry has helped them find a way around the ban.
Endosulfan declared not guilty
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2003
here's good news for the ever manipulative pesticide industry: the Dubey committee -- a panel of experts set up by the Registration Committee (rc) of the Central Insecticides Board -- has concluded that endosulfan is not responsible for the health problems prevalent in Kasaragod district of Kerala.
The truth behind the Muthanga incident
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2003
The People's Judicial Enquiry Commission probe into the Muthanga incident in Kerala sheds new light on this burning issue, which is causing plenty of turmoil for the Kerala government. The commission comprises of three people, two retired High Court judges -- H Suresh of the Bombay High Court and P K Shamsuddeen of the Kerala High Court -- and Manjeri Sunder Raj, a lawyer.
Printers' devil
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2003
Archaeology helps to unlearn too
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2003
The March 5 order of the Allahabad High Court, directing a 12-member Archaeological Survey of India (asi) team to excavate a 30 m x 30 m area at the disputed site at Ayodhya, has led to a renewed interest in archaeology. The order is based on explorations carried out by an Indo-Canadian firm, Tojo-Vikas International (Pvt) Ltd -- doing geophysical and seismic surveys for private and government project sites for the last six years -- at Ayodhya in January.
Eviction order
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2003
The Delhi High Court (HC) has directed the Union and state governments to remove all illegal encroachments, including places of worship, from the banks of Yamuna river within the next two months. The concerned authorities have been asked to file a compliance report by May 14. The order was passed on a petition that raised the issue of illegal encroachment of government land by slum dwellers.
High court verdict in Kashmir shahtoosh workers' favour
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2003
the Jammu and Kashmir (j&k) High Court (hc) has asked the state government to regulate the trade of shahtoosh shawl-making and shearing of Tibetan antelopes in such a way that the art and livelihood of artisans is protected.
Corporate wastelands
@Richard20711534 Issue Date: Mar 15, 2003
In the face of mounting protests against the Comprehensive Wasteland Development Project (cwdp), the characteristically intractable chief minister (cm) of Tamil Nadu (tn), J Jayalalithaa, has been forced to climb down partially. The state government's ambitious programme has been in the eye of a storm ever since it was conceived two years ago.
