Tag: Supreme Court

Vasai-Dahanu area: A cradle for Mumbaiā€™s environment movement

Source: hindustantimes.com The Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has filed an application in the Supreme Court (SC) to abolish the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority (DTEPA), a group created in 1996 to preserve the ecology of a stretch of coast between Mumbaiā€™s northern suburbs and the industrial centres of south Gujarat. The

Supreme Court clears Chardham highway project

Source: hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court has allowed various works in progress under Centreā€™s Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna plan for connecting four holy places — Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath — by an all-weather road. An apex court bench comprising Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman and Surya Kant also ordered the Ministry of Environment and Forests to

ā€œEmployeeā€ to be interpreted according to EPF Act for Provident Fund matters: SC

Source: indialegallive.com The Supreme Court Bench of Justices Abhay Manohar Sapre and R. Subhash Reddy on 14th Augustremanded a writ petition back to the Allahabad High Court to be decided on merits afresh after clarifying High Courtā€™s error in defining ā€œemployeeā€ under the wrong statute. The Bench inĀ Asst. Provident Fund CommissionerĀ EPFO, Bareilly v M/s U.P. State Warehousing

What kind of petition is this: SC pulls up petitioner over defective pleas on Article 370

Source: indiatoday.in She Supreme Court on Friday pulled up petitioner ML Sharma over the defective pleas challenging Centre’s decision to scrap provisions of Article 370 which abrogated special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The SC questioned lawyer petitioner ML Sharma, saying that his petition against Centre’s move on Article 370 has “no meaning”. “What kind