Search Results for Tag : fire
International Cases
In order to satisfy requirement of an absence of criminal proceedings, an applicant would have to prove that, no criminal proceedings were pending in connection with seized firearms(02.12.2019)
In present case, on 25 June 2014, the South African Police Services (SAPS) seized certain firearms (the firearms) from the Respondents in terms of a s.....
Tags : Seized firearms, Retention, Legality
A dealer may trade in firearms and ammunition only on premises specified in the dealer’s licence(24.05.2023)
The issue before the Supreme court is whether Regulation 67 of the Firearm Control Regulations entitles one firearms’ dealer to store firearms at its .....
Tags : Firearms, Regulation, Storage
Blast from the Past
Drawing distinction between human and animal life(21.03.1968)
Poaching and hunting animals for game has witnessed only a gradual build up in public ire. Animal life is rarely seen as equatable to human life, and .....
Tags : firearm, licence, poaching, public safety
Notifications & Circulars
Firewall between Credit Rating Agencies and their Affiliates(21.09.2022)
I. SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999 ("CRA Regulations") provide for a principle-based regulation of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) focus.....
Tags : Firewall, Credit Rating Agencies, Regulations
News
Delhi HC: `Crackers Have No Religious Sanctity; Limit Availability To Make Ban Effective'(06.11.2015)
Delhi High Court while rejecting a woman's plea for a temporary licence to sell crackers in her shop, has backed a “public outcry“ against firecracker.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , firecrackers
Supreme Court Favors Suspension of Fire Cracker Licenses(14.11.2016)
Supreme Court has said it would ask Centre not to issue fresh licences to sellers and suspend existing licences to tackle pollution crisis.
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'No Firecracker Sale in Delhi-NCR This Diwali', Rules Supreme Court(09.10.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld its earlier verdict banning sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region ahead of Diwali. The Court said that it wants to tes.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Diwali, Firecrackers
Supreme Court Refuses to Modify October 9 Order on Cracker Sales in Delhi-NCR(13.10.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to modify its October 9 order suspending the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till November 1.
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P&H High Court: Burst Crackers Only From 6.30-9.30 pm on Diwali in UT, Punjab, Haryana(16.10.2017)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has fixed a three-hour slot for bursting of crackers on Diwali. “The bursting of firecrackers within territorial locations.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, Firecrackers
Green Firecrackers Only for NCR, Not for Entire Country: Supreme Country(31.10.2018)
Supreme Court has clarified that its order on green crackers is only for the National Capital Region for now and not for the whole country.
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Green Firecrackers Only for NCR, Not for Entire Country: Supreme Court(31.10.2018)
Supreme Court has clarified that its order on green crackers is only for the National Capital Region for now and not for the whole country.
Tags : Supreme Court, Green Firecrakers
Kamala Mills Fire: Bombay High Court Rejects Bail Pleas of Pub Owners(02.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has rejected the bail pleas of the owners of two eateries in central Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound which were gutted in a fire last.....
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Madras HC Expresses Concern over Establishment of Illegal Fireworks Shop(26.10.2016)
Madras High Court has expressed shock over a statement made by Joint Chief Controller of Explosives (JCCE) that several fireworks shops had been estab.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Businessman’s Plea to Stay Criminal Proceeding in Jessop's Factory Fire Case(27.10.2016)
Calcutta High Court has refused to stay proceedings against Businessman Pawan Ruia in connection with a case filed by CID following a fire at Jessop's.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Pawan Ruia, Jessop's factory fire
Madras HC Orders Rs. 3 Lakh Interim Compensation to Fire Victims of Sivakasi(27.10.2016)
Madras High Court has ordered an interim compensation of Rs 3 Lakh each to families of nine people who died due to a fire accident at a cracker shop i.....
Tags : Madras HC, Interim Compensation, Fire Victims, Sivakasi
Bombay HC Notices NMC over Empress Mall Violations Case(27.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and its other departments on their failure to take action against owners of .....
Tags : Bombay HC, Empress Mall, fire Safety
Delhi HC Warns Officials for Fire Threat at Khan Market(28.10.2016)
Delhi High Court, while slamming Civic Authorities for forgetting Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy, has said, eateries operating from first-floor flats of K.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Uphaar Cinema Fire, Khan Market, Fire Threat
Madras High Court Bans Online Sale of Firecrackers Till Nov 15(17.10.2018)
Madras High Court has passed an interim order staying online sale of firecrackers till November 15.
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Delhi High Court to AAP Government: Indicate Steps Taken to Fill Vacancies in Fire Department(08.08.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked the AAP Government to indicate steps it has taken to fill the vacancies in the fire department, which according to a plea, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Fire Department
SC Agrees To Reconsider Jail For Ansals in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider whether Gopal and Sushil Ansal, builders of the Uphar cinema in Delhi where nearly 60 people died in a fire in.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Bombay HC Judgment Permitting Metro Tunneling Under Fire Temples(19.12.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Bombay High Court judgment permitting metro tunneling under Fire temples in Maharashtra.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bombay High Court, Fire Temple
Delhi High Court Directs AAP Government to Fill Vacancies in Fire Department(17.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government to fill up as early as possible and practicable the vacancies in the fire department, which, accordin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Fire Department
NGT Expands Scope of Hearing in Case Against Use of Firecrackers in Delhi NCR(05.11.2020)
National Green Tribunal has decided to consider measures for improving the air quality in as many as 18 States and Union Territories, in addition to D.....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Blanket Ban on Fireworks to Curb Air Pollution Amid Covid Pandemic(06.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has clamped a blanket ban on fireworks to curb pollution amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Bengal till the end of November, 2020 “for .....
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NGT Bans Sale/ Use of Firecrackers in Delhi NCR And Places All Over India with Poor/ Worse AQI(09.11.2020)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a total ban on sale/ use of all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi NCR from the midnight of November 9-10, 2020 to the.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Ban on Sale/Use of Firecrackers in Delhi
NHRC Notices Odisha Government over Fire at SUM Hospital(20.10.2016)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), while taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, has issued a notice to Odisha Government on the fire at SU.....
Tags : National Human Rights Commission, SUM hospital, fire
Supreme Court Says '50 Lakh Crackers Should Be Enough For Delhi, NCR'(12.09.2017)
Supreme Court has banned transportation of firecrackers in the National Capital. In the order Court mentioned that there is enough stock of firecracke.....
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SC Refuses Complete Ban on Sale of Firecrackers, Fixes Duration for Bursting Crackers(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled against imposing complete ban on firecrackers and also fixed duration for bursting of crackers on the day of Diwali and other .....
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Supreme Court Bans Online Sale of Firecrackers(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has banned online sale of firecrackers, restraining e-commerce websites from carrying out its sale.
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No Protection Under Article 25 if Religious Practice Threatens People’s Health: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court while allowing only less polluting green crackers, has observed Article 25 is subject to Article 21 and if a particular religious practi.....
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CESTAT, Delhi: No Service Tax Applicable on Transporter of Firewood(18.08.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has ruled that no Service Tax is applicable on transporter of firewood as carting .....
Tags : Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Transporter of Firewood
CESTAT, Delhi: No Service Tax Applicable on Transporter of Firewood(18.08.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has ruled that no Service Tax is applicable on transporter of firewood as carting .....
Tags : Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Transporter of Firewood
Allahabad High Court to State: Consider Banning Firecrackers to Check Air Pollution(18.11.2016)
Allahabad High Court has directed State Government to consider imposing ban on use of generators and firecrackers to check air pollution.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Air Pollution, firecrackers
NGT Asks All States to Issue Guidelines on Manufacture, Sale & Burning of Firecrackers(21.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) Asks all States to issue guidelines on manufacture, sale and burning of firecrackers keeping in mind that these were a m.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, firecrackers, guidelines, pollution
Kamala Mills Fire: Bombay HC Tells BMC to File Report on Implementation of Safety Recommendation(23.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to file a report on status of implementation of safety recommendations mad.....
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Bombay HC Allows Metro Tunnelling Under Two Fire Temples(03.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has allowed tunnelling under consecrated premises of two heritage highest grade fire temples for Mumbai Metro with strict monitoring.....
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Delhi High Court Directs AAP Government to Ensure Fire Safety in Delhi Schools(16.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government to ensure implementation of the Education Department's circular regarding the installation of fire sa.....
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Delhi Court Upholds Ansal Brothers' Conviction in Evidence Tampering Case(19.07.2022)
Delhi Court has dismissed the appeals of real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal challenging their conviction in the evidence tampering case i.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Evidence Tampering, Uphaar Fire Tragedy
Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra to Strictly Regulate Sale of Firecrackers(18.10.2016)
Bombay HC has said that shops storing firecrackers should not be set up in residential areas and directed civic bodies in Maharashtra to ensure strict.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging NGT Order on Use of Firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, Upholds Ban(23.07.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected the petition challenging the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order on the usage of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region. Th.....
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JH HC Issues Directions to Ensure Strict Implementation of Fire Safety Measures Across State(21.08.2023)
Jharkhand High Court has issued directions to ensure stringent implementation of fire safety measures across the State. This came in response to the t.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Fire Safety Measures, Directions
Delhi HC Issues Notice To Ansal Brothers In Evidence Destruction Case(24.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Ansal brothers and others on a plea seeking transfer of a case of alleged destruction of evidence in the 1997 Up.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , Ansal brother, 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy
SC Pulls Up Gujarat Government in COVID-19 Designated Hospital Fire(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Gujarat Government in a matter pertaining to the fire which had broken out at a COVID-19 designated hospital in Rajkot.....
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NGT Imposes Ban on Use and Sale of Fire Crackers During COVID19 Pandemic(03.12.2020)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of fire crackers during COVID-19 pandemic in the National Capital Region .....
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SC to Delhi Police: Cases Against Persons Bursting Firecrackers Not the Solution(15.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that filing cases against persons bursting firecrackers may not be the solution as there is no point in taking action af.....
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NGT Directs Firecracker Firm to Stop Production(20.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, has ordered Suraj Firecrackers in Solapur to stop production of firecrackers due to its impact on animals, enviro.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Suraj Firecrackers
Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Sushil Ansal Misled Govt & Courts to Obtain Passport, Says Delhi HC(26.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that real estate tycoon and 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case convict Sushil Ansal had misled the Court that he has not been con.....
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Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Sushil Ansal Misled Govt & Courts to Obtain Passport, Says Delhi HC(26.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that real estate tycoon and 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case convict Sushil Ansal had misled the Court that he has not been con.....
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SC Affirms Calcutta High Court's Ban on Sale & Bursting of Firecrackers in West Bengal(11.11.2020)
Supreme Court has affirmed the Calcutta High Court order banning the sale and bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, Chatt Puja, Kali Puja, etc. in t.....
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Telangana HC Directs State to Immediately Ban Sale/Use of Fireworks During Diwali(13.11.2020)
Telangana High Court has directed the State to immediately ban the sale and use of fireworks by the people and by organisations noting that uncontroll.....
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SC: Can’t Allow use of Barium Nitrate Merely Because it Would be 30 Per Cent Less Polluting(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that allowing the use of Barium Nitrate in firecrackers merely because it is indicated that the formulation as a whole would be.....
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SC: Firecrackers Regulation Not Against Any Particular Festival or Community(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that firecrackers regulation was not against any particular festival or community but it could not permit others to play wi.....
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Orissa HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to SUM Hospital Trustees in Fire Mishap Case(25.11.2016)
Orissa High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Saswati Das and Arati Ranjana Nayak, both trustees of SUM Hospital where fire mishap had occurred o.....
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Supreme Court Bans Fire Crackers in Delhi, NCR to Curb Air Pollution(25.11.2016)
Supreme Court has ordered ban on sale of fire crackers in Delhi and NCR to curb increasing pollution levels.
Tags : Supreme Court , Fire Crackers, Ban, Delhi, NCR
NGT Directs Punjab, Haryana Govts to Keep Daily Tabs on Farm Fires(03.10.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Governments of Delhi and Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to set up special cells to monitor pollution.....
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Delhi High Court Directs AAP Govt to Take Action Against Buildings Lacking Fire Safety(03.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government, its fire department and municipal authorities to take action against buildings, including sealing th.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Fire Department to Conduct Mock Drill for Identifying Shortcomings(26.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Fire Services to conduct a mock drill in the Nehru Place Market, on a working day, for the purpose of identify.....
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Delhi High Court Junks Petition Seeking CBI Probe in Delhi Factory Fire(10.12.2019)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking judicial as well as Central Bureau of Investigation probe in the Anaj Mandi fire incident.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC's Total Ban of Firecrackers in West Bengal(02.11.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside the order of the Calcutta High Court which imposed a complete ban of use of firecrackers in the State of West Bengal.
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SC: In case of Fire Insurance, Precise Cause of Fire is Immaterial if Claimant Didn’t Instigate it(29.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases of fire insurance the precise cause of a fire, whether attributed to a short circuit or any alternative factor, r.....
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Supreme Court Sentences Gopal Ansal to One Year Jail For Uphar Fire Tragedy, Asks Him to Surrender(09.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while reviewing its 2015 judgment on Uphar fire tragedy, has sentenced Gopal Ansal to one year jail and asked him to surrender within f.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Lift Ban on Firecracker Sale(13.02.2017)
Supreme Court has extended its November 2016 ban on sale and stockpiling of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR despite pleas made by traders to modify order.
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Ker. HC Bans Bursting of Firecrackers in Religious Places at Odd Hours(06.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that no crackers shall be burst in religious places at odd time as prima facie there is no commandment in any of the holy b.....
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Bombay High Court Permits Bursting of Firecrackers for 3 Hours in Mumbai(07.11.2023)
Bombay High Court has permitted bursting of firecrackers for 3 hours in Mumbai and directed Municipal Corporations to ensure that firecrackers are not.....
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SC: Guidelines/Directions Regarding Firecrackers are Applicable to All States and Not Just Delhi(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that its direction dated 07.11.2023, against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers is applicable not only.....
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Kerala High Court Notices State Over Plea Against Ban on Fireworks at Kottaram Temple(07.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has sought opinion of State Government on a petition challenging decision of Ernakulam District Collector banning fireworks at Kotta.....
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Kerala High Court Gives Green Signal to Firework at Maradu Temple(08.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has granted permission to Committee of Maradu Kottaram Bhagavathy Temple to conduct fireworks display based on certain conditions.
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Supreme Court Turns Down Ansal's Plea For More Time to Surrender in Uphaar Tragedy Case(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while refusing any relief to Gopal Ansal, has ordered real estate mogul to surrender on Thursday in connection with Uphaar fire tragedy.....
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Delhi High Court Asks AAP Govt, Police, MCD to Inspect Illegal Shoe Factory at Sultanpuri(12.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government, police and municipal corporation to inspect the premises of an illegal shoe factory, located in a res.....
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Initiates PIL on Karol Bagh Hotel Fire(27.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has initiated a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to look into recent fire at a hotel in Karol Bagh that claimed 17 lives.
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Decide on Complete Ban on Use of Firecrackers(25.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to within 3 months decide on the prayers made in two petitions, seeking a complete ban on use o.....
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Supreme Court Directs Tech Giants to Develop Firewalls to Check Offensive Material(02.02.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Internet search engines Google, Microsoft and Yahoo and social media sites Facebook and WhatsApp to develop a "firewall" of.....
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Bombay High Court: Kamala Mills Fire an Opportunity to Improve System(13.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that authorities must take the Kamala Mills fire incident as an opportunity to start monitoring hotels, restaurants and oth.....
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Bombay High Court: Kamala Mills Fire Institutional Failure of BMC, Excise Dept(19.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that considering the scale of violation of regulations, it is impossible to accept that Kamala Mills fire incident could ha.....
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Delhi HC: Unconscious Possession of Firearms Not to Attract Arms Act, 1959(05.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that "unconscious possession" of firearms would not attract the rigours of the Arms Act, 1959 while hearing a criminal.....
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Delhi HC: Where No Conscious and Knowledgeable Possession of Firearm, Case Cannot Proceed(30.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that if there is nothing in the First Information Report which indicates a conscious and knowledgeable possession of a firea.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Sale And Import of Only Green Firecrackers With QR Code in The State(13.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Pollution Control Board as well as the state police authorities to prevent the importation and sale of fire.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Listing for Plea Against Firecrackers Ban in Delhi-NCR(13.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to grant urgent listing for matter pertaining to bursting of green crackers on Diwali, has stated that the matter shall b.....
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UK. HC Bans Storage, Sale Of Fire Crackers In Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan For Safety Of Residents(21.10.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state authorities to forthwith stop the storage or retail sale of firecrackers in the Ramlila maidan area of H.....
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Supreme Court: Prepare Inventory of Fire Crackers in Delhi NCR Within 6 Weeks(10.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare within six weeks an inventory of existing firecrackers with traders in De.....
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SC Forwards Justice Sinha Report To UP Govt To Decide Compensation Over 2006 Meerut Fire(27.04.2017)
SC has ordered handing over of probe report submitted by Former Judge Justice S B Sinha on 2006 Meerut fire which claimed 60 lives, which fixed respon.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 60 Crore Fine on Ansal Brothers in Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy Case(19.08.2015)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 60 crore on Ansal brothers in connection with 18-year-old Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy Case.
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Supreme Court Junks CBI’s Plea for Further Hearing in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case(21.08.2015)
Supreme Court has junked plea filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for further hearing in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case.
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Delhi HC: Holding Firearms Not a Fundamental Right(10.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has remarked that there is no fundamental right of an individual to hold a firearm, while ruing how possession of Arms has become a s.....
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Surat Fire Tragedy: Gujarat High Court Asks for Probe Report From State Government(13.06.2019)
Gujarat High Court has asked for a detailed report from the State Government on the investigation into the Surat fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22.....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to All 41 Accused in Temple Fire Case(11.07.2016)
Kerala HC has granted bail to all 41 accused in Kerala's Kollam temple fire tragedy that claimed over 100 lives because police failed to file chargesh.....
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Kerala HC: Collector Should Oversee Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules(09.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while hearing suo motu proceedings initiated in light of fire at Brahmapuram Solid Waste Management Plant, has observed that whateve.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Solid Waste Management Rules, District Collector, Brahmapuram Fire
Kerala HC: Puttingal Temple Fire Tragedy Should be Inquired by CBI(12.04.2016)
Kerala HC, while hearing Justice Chidambaresh's plea seeking ban on high decibel firecrackers, has observed that Puttingal temple fire tragedy should .....
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Kerala HC Permits Low-Decibel Fireworks Display(15.04.2016)
Kerala HC has permitted low-decibel fireworks display during the ongoing Pooram festival in Thrissur, exempting it from the ban imposed in the wake of.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Petition Seeking Fire Engines at Public Spots(04.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain two PILs by an NGO seeking that fire engines be deployed at all major public places along with “anti-terror.....
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Gujarat HC Sets Aside Single Judge Order Restraining Inquiry Commission from Submitting Report(05.04.2021)
Gujarat High Court has set aside a Single Bench order restraining a State-appointed Inquiry Commission from pronouncing its report in the unfortunate .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Rajkot Hospital Fire Incident
SC Issues Notice in Plea Against Alleged Use of Banned Chemicals by Firework Manufacturers(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the manufacturers in application filed against alleged use of banned chemicals by firework manufacturers, mislabell.....
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Delhi High Court: What Steps Have Been Taken to Fill Vacancies in Fire Dept?(17.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought a response from the city government on whether it had done anything to fill over 45% vacancies in the Delhi Fire Service (.....
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Gujarat HC Directs Government to Find Out Persons Accountable for Hospital Fire(12.05.2021)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Government to find out who is accountable for the fire at Bharuch’s Patel Welfare Hospital, in which 18 persons in.....
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NGT Imposes ?100 Crore Fine on Kochi Corporation for Negligence(18.03.2023)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principle Bench has imposed ?100 Crore Fine on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively a.....
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NGT Junks Petition Explaining Importance of Bursting Firecrackers on Festivals(13.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has junked a petition on how bursting firecrackers is an essential part of Hindu religion and should not be regulated or.....
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Supreme Court Bans Four Toxic Chemicals from Crackers(01.08.2017)
Supreme Court has prohibited use of five chemicals, labelled as toxic by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in manufacture of firecrackers.
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Delhi High Court to Local Bodies : Make Sure Community Halls Are Not Disobeying Fire Safety Norms(18.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporations to file a list of community halls and banquet halls that are operating without a license or i.....
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P&H HC: Government Asked to Submit Details of Steps Initiated to Control Fire(05.06.2024)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Haryana Government asking them to file a written response with regard to the fire being active at.....
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Del. HC: Government Directed to Implement Fire Safety Norms in Nursing Homes Within 4 Weeks(06.06.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to decide the representation for framing and implementation of fire safety norms in small hospitals.....
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Bombay High Court Directs Ensuring All Hospitals are Fire Compliant(30.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has said it would expand the scope of the Public Interest Litigations regarding Covid-management and has asked the civic authorities.....
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Delhi High Court: Guidelines to Give Fire Safety Clearance ‘Moronic’(31.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed while criticising the guidelines for fire safety norms that the safety norms are “moronic” and a reason for fire acciden.....
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Delhi HC Asks Govt and Police to Respond on PIL Seeking Fire Safety in Coaching Centres in Delhi(31.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked the AAP Government, the police and the fire department to respond to a PIL seeking directions to them to ensure fire safety.....
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NGT, New Delhi Awards Compensation to Victims of Fire Accident at Achankulam in Virudhunagar(22.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, has awarded higher compensation of up to Rs. 20 lakh to the victims of a fire accident at Sree Mariyammal Firework.....
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NGT Orders Compensation to Victims Injured From Blast in Palghar Fire Cracker Factory(29.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the State Government to provide compensation to the victims in a suo moto case registered by it on the basis.....
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US Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public(24.06.2022)
United States Supreme Court has struck down a New York law that placed strict restrictions on carrying concealed firearms in public for self defense b.....
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U’khand HC Bans Firearms At Religious/Marriage Procession,Other Public Assemblage(27.07.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that no person shall carry any firearm to a fair, religious procession/ marriage procession or other public assembl.....
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AAR: Training and Awareness Programme on Fire Prevention and Emergency Attracts 18% GST(03.06.2022)
Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that training and awareness programme on fire prevention and emergency attracts 18% GST.
Tags : AAR, GST, Fire Prevention and Emergency
SC Directs Delhi Government to Explain Steps Taken to Implement Ban on Firecrackers(05.11.2024)
SC has directed Delhi Government to file an affidavit placing on record the orders banning the use of firecrackers and the steps taken to implement th.....
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