Court allows land transfer to Navi Mumbai airport

CIDCO claims contested land was in its possession for several years

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COVID effect: Pendency of cases in district courts went up by 13% in 2020, finds think tank

Disposal of cases saw a decrease of 42.33%; case filings went down 32%

Nilgiris Elephant Corridor: SC upholds Madras HC order affirming animals’ right of passage

Apex court also sets up committee to look into complaints on the issue

Man v elephant

No two-finger test for rape

Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit

High court declares Singur land Act unconstitutional

Tata Motors welcomes verdict; Mamata says people’s choice will prevail

Fight over Novartis's patent to intensify

Madras HC dismisses Novartis' petition

Tamil Nadu villagers protest landfill

Kalinga Nagar tribals get assurance

Demand for endosulfan tribunal

Kerala High Court admits writ petition demanding tribunal and compensation for victims

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Bayer’s attempt to pre-empt Cipla’s cancer drug fails

'NGT must have suo motu powers'

Justice Swatanter Kumar has been chairing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for nearly two years now. In an interview to Down To Earth, he speaks …

SC dismisses petition challenging functioning of Tribal advisory council in Chhattisgarh

Governors are not exercising their powers as they want to avoid any confrontation with chief ministers who also head these councils, alleged petition

Bitter sweet

Who should have the first right over sugar produced by Uttar Pradesh's sugar mills - the banks who loaned the mills or the farmers who supplied …

Why app-based taxi aggregators need to comply with the law

While the growth in taxi-cabs is a positive sign which can reduce usage of personal cars, companies must care for environmental laws and show …

Which are the junk food guidelines that can be enforced? asks Delhi High Court

Court seeks report from amicus curiae; says there is need to specify which food items need to be regulated in schools

Madras High Court restrains green tribunal from initiating suo motu proceedings

Order given on public interest petition which says tribunal has been overstepping its jurisdiction

Gujarat High Court stays construction work at Mundra SEZ

12 companies had gone ahead with construction of individual units despite court questioning commencement of work without environment clearance

Himachal Pradesh High Court bans junk food in non-biodegradable packs

Judges express hope that move will protect environment as well as children’s health

Playing with sea

Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal

High court restores BRT lane to buses

Segregated traffic movement to be in place till court pronounces final verdict on whether BRT corridor should be retained

Mobile radiation scare in Jaipur

Rajasthan says levels within permissible limit. Critics claim even ‘safe’ levels are harmful

Environment ministry wants to restore night traffic through Bandipur tiger reserve

Karnataka High Court had banned traffic in the area from 9 pm to 6 am following deaths of tigers and elephants in vehicular accidents