'Pendency No Ground For Laxity': Chhattisgarh High Court Directs Strict Enforcement Of Existing Law During Pendency Of Noise Pollution Bill

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to continue strict enforcement of the existing statutory provisions and executive instructions regulating noise pollution, observing that pendency of the legislative process for the proposed Chhattisgarh Kolahal Niyantran Bill, 2026 cannot be construed as a ground for any laxity. The Court directed all concerned authorities to...

Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 : Supreme Court Directs Centre To Frame Guidelines On Environmental Compensation

The Court's judgment laid down certain principles for the Centre to follow.

Won't Allow Release Of Tertiary Water Into Jojari River : Supreme Court

"Jojari is known as Maru Ganga, and we hope the State understands its importance," the Court said.

Supreme Court Asks CEC To Examine Environmental Issues Concerning Himachal Pradesh

The Supreme Court recently referred to the Centrally Empowered Committee certain environmental issues pertaining to Himachal Pradesh, including the notified green belt areas of Shimla.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta ordered that the CEC shall examine the issues in a phased manner and file interim reports while dealing with three issues at a time.For the said purpose,...

"Citizens Must Be Disciplined, They Don't Engage In Such Activities Abroad": Bombay High Court Directs Action Against Plastic Littering

The Bombay High Court has expressed serious concern over the reckless conduct of citizens in indiscriminately dumping garbage and plastic waste on public streets, observing that such behaviour is causing serious damage to the environment and placing undue pressure on the municipal machinery. The Court further observed that while citizens must inculcate civic discipline, which is the basic duty...

People Abandon Cattle On Roads, But Feel Offended If They Are Used For Food : Supreme Court

The Court commented that this was a feature of "this flawed world".

Bombay High Court Calls For Civic Accountability To Tackle Plastic Waste Crisis, Suggests Linking Ward Officers' ACRs To Cleanliness

The Bombay High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to formulate a comprehensive ward-wise cleanliness framework and consider linking the performance of Ward Officers in maintaining sanitation standards to their Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs). The Court further observed that Mumbai's recurring plastic waste crisis, particularly garbage washed ashore...

Centre Can Allow Post-Facto Environmental Clearance Only By Statutory Notification : Supreme Court Quashes 2021 OM Prospectively

The Court held that the 2006 notification, which made prior EC mandatory, could not have been supplanted through an administrative order.

Supreme Court Takes Note Of Widespread River Pollution, Asks Rajasthan To Invoke Graver Offences Against Polluters

The Supreme Court recently sought Rajasthan Government's response to fresh reports alleging industrial pollution in different parts of the State, observing that the allegations, if found to be true, may point to a larger systemic failure in enforcement of environmental laws.The Court also asked the State to explain why prosecutions relating to illegal discharge of untreated industrial...

Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Clear Encroachments Along Banks Of Ganga In Patna Within Six Weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Bihar government six weeks to remove all unauthorised structures, constructions and encroachments between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat in Patna along the banks of the Ganga, directing that its order be complied with irrespective of any interim orders passed by the High Court or district courts.“We grant six weeks' time to the State of Bihar to ensure...

Supreme Court Affirms Ban On Commercial Activity In Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor

The Court allowed the affected persons to seek alternate sources of livelihood.

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging CRZ Clearance For Additional Floors At Shah Rukh Khan's Mumbai Home 'Mannat'

The CJI expressed doubts over the bona fides of the appellant.