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Central Government decides to remove Minimum Educational qualification for Transport Drivers(18.06.2019)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to remove the requirement of minimum educational qualification for driving a transport vehicle.....
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Notifications & Circulars
Environment Ministry takes up new plan for rejuvenation of major river water systems(24.01.2018)
Union Environment Ministry has taken up a new strategy for conservation and rejuvenation of major river water systems. The new strategy takes into acc.....
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Centre Mandates Trucks with Air Conditioned Cabins for Drivers(24.07.2017)
The Central Government has mandated vide its notification no G.S.R 1034(E) dated 02nd November, 2016, that with effect from 01st day of April, 2017 al.....
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Telangana HC Rejects AG Request to Recuse from Plea on Use of Krishna River Water for Power(06.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has rejected Advocate-General (AG) B.S. Prasad’s request to recuse from hearing a writ petition filed by two farmers of Andhra Pr.....
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Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge(29.11.2017)
Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge
Tags : The judge, in her complaint, told the police that instead of taking her to the Karkardooma Court, the driver started driving towards Hapur on the NH-24 on Monday, police said.
SC to CWMA: Submit Report on TN-Karnataka Dispute by Next Friday(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to submit its report by next Friday regarding Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of 24.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere With CWRC Order in Cauvery River Dispute(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) Order in Cauvery River Dispute, directing State of Karnataka t.....
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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Pollution of Amravathi River(03.12.2020)
Madras High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report about pollution of the Amaravathi River, and directed the District Legal Services Aut.....
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Kar. HC: Insurer Liable to Compensate Spare Driver if Only One Claim Made(31.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that the insurer is liable to pay compensation of spare driver under Motor Vehicles Act, if there is only one claim unde.....
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P&H HC: All Rivers, Natural Choe, Natural Springs are a Common Heritage of Mankind(05.09.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that all rivers, natural choe, natural springs are a common heritage of mankind, therefore it cannot be claimed.....
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Karnataka High Court Orders Injunction on Protesting Uber Drivers(28.02.2017)
Karnataka High Court has issued an injunction restraining striking unions, their leaders, members and followers from preventing driver partners of cab.....
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Bombay HC: Rules Mandating Knowledge of Marathi As Condition Precedent For Auto Permits ‘Illegal'(02.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that condition mandating knowledge of Marathi for autorickshaw drivers to get permits is "completely illegal".
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Make Interim Policy to Protect River Beds: Bombay HC(01.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has suggested to state government that it lay out an interim policy to protect rivers in Maharashtra till the Centre comes up with a.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Zenith of Civilization Can Only Be Gauged How Clean Cities & Towns Are(17.03.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court, while disposing a petition against pollution in Dhela river, has issued landmark guidelines on solid waste management and said.....
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Uttarakhand HC Slams Centre, State For Giving ‘No Attention’ to River Ganga(20.03.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court slammed Union as and State Government for doing "nothing concrete" to clean Ganga River, while observing that a lot of effort w.....
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NGT Directs Authorities to Develop Green Zone Around Khan, Saraswati(31.07.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed concerned authorities to develop green belt along Khan and Saraswati rivers and declared 33 metre on both s.....
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SC Asks Karnataka & Tamil Nadu to Consider Forming Panel to Check Sewage Discharge into Cauvery(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to submit if an independent panel of experts could be formed to suggest measures to prevent drainage .....
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NGT Declines Relief to UP Jal Nigam for Polluting River Ganga(24.12.2019)
National Green Tribunal has declined relief to UP Jal Nigam and has directed it to deposit Rs 1 Crore as environmental compensation with the Central P.....
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NGT Orders Constitution of Joint Committee to Analyse Damage to Riverine Ecology(31.12.2020)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a Joint Committee to consider the effects of the proposed construction of new campus of SCB Medical Coll.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Against Commercial Use of Kali River Water(08.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court while dismissing PIL challenging State's decision of permitting commercial use of Kali river water has held that utilisation of r.....
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SC to Bihar Govt.: Ensure No Further Constructions Adjacent To Ganga River(04.12.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Bihar Government to ensure that no further construction takes place adjacent to the Ganga River, particularly in and ar.....
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Maharashtra Govt Obligated to Reduce River Pollution: Bombay High Court(25.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has observed that the state government is under obligation to take steps to reduce pollution and improve the quality of rivers in Ma.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Illegal Encroachments on Eco-Fragile Floodplains of River Ganga(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in an appeal filed against a National Green Tribunal Order which dismissed the plea filed against vast-scale illegal c.....
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Delhi HC: DTC Must Check Antecedents of Employees(30.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is not expected to unleash untrained and unlicensed drivers on unsuspecting in.....
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SC Directs Karnataka to Continue Releasing 2,000 Cusecs of Cauvery Water to TN(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka to continue supplying 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu everyday till further orders.
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SC Reserves Verdict on Cauvery Appeals(20.10.2016)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on nature of awards being given by Water Tribunals set up under Inter-state River Disputes Act, 1956, and its .....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Deny Insurance Claim Over Driver’s Fake Licence(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company cannot deny the claim to the owner of a vehicle involved in a road accident if his driver had falsel.....
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Jharkhand HC: Murder of Driver on Duty Not Proximate to Nature of Employment(24.01.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has set aside a decision of the Commissioner which awarded compensation for the murder of a truck driver on duty under the under .....
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Del. HC to CISF: Amend Recruitment Rules to Allow Women Drivers in the Force(21.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to amend its recruitment Rules within six months to allow the recruitment o.....
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NGT Grants Interim Stay against Building Bridge across Adyar River(04.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) has granted an interim injunction to Officers Training Academy, an Army training establishment at St. Thomas Mount aga.....
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Supreme Court Transfers to NGT Plea Over Yamuna River Pollution(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has transferred a Public Interest Litigation seeking de-polluting of river Yamuna and a complete clean up to National Green Tribunal, af.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Government and Traffic Police’s Response on Plea by Auto Drivers(29.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought a response from the Aam Aadmi Party Government, the traffic police and the Election Commission on a plea challenging the f.....
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Kerala HC Directs to Decide on Proposal to Construct Gabion Box Bridge over Pampa River(19.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to take a final call on the proposal to construct a Gabion box bridge across the Njunangar river at Pampa and.....
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NGT Imposes Ban on Immersion Idols Made Up of Plastic, POP in Yamuna in Delhi(17.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned immersion of idols made from non-biodegradable material like quick-setting gypsum plaster, also known as Plas.....
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NGT Grants Interim Stay on Netravathi River Diversion Project(17.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone has granted an interim stay for Netravathi River Diversion project, on appeal filed by K N Somashekar, ex-.....
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CESTAT, Mumbai: No Service Tax on Rent Received from Bullock Carts with Tyres & Without Driver(28.02.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Mumbai has held that tyre Bullock Carts without bullocks and driver, provided by the App.....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Finance Minister Informs on Finalization of Draft DPR for River Links(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has informed that Draft DPR for 5 river links have been finalised, whereby the Centre will provide support for their implementations......
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SC Directs Karnataka to Give 6,000 Cusecs of Cauvery Water Every Day to TN(21.09.2016)
SC has directed Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water a day to Tamil Nadu from September 21 to 27.
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SC: Constitute Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal for Pennaiyar River Dispute Within 3 Months(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to complete the process of constituting the Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve the Pennaiyar river.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside 5-year Rigorous Imprisonment for Thattekat Boat Driver(03.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the five-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to the boat driver in the Thattekkat boat tragedy under Section 304 (culpa.....
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SC: Common Man Interested in Solutions Not Meetings(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court while criticizing Punjab and Haryana governments for not taking any effective steps on recommendations made by Central Water and Power R.....
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SC to Karnataka: Live and Let Live(05.09.2016)
SC has told Karnataka to Live and let live, while urging the State to consider releasing water from the Cauvery river to neighbour Tamil Nadu.
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NHRC Issues Notice on Viral News of Corpses Found Floating in River Ganga(14.05.2021)
National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Centre and the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over the viral news of corpses found .....
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Gujarat HC: Offending Driver's Statement Can't Form Part of Charge-Sheet(21.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that when proceedings against a driver are instituted for negligence causing a motor accident, then such driver's statemen.....
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Madras HC Prohibits State Government to Drain Sewage Water into Amaravathi River(06.10.2016)
Madras HC has restrained State Government, from letting sewage into Amaravathi River which joins the Cauvery before the water is pumped out for the dr.....
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NGT Directs Pollution Control Boards to Curb Pollution in Pali River(13.10.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Central Pollution Control Board and Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board to take preventive and effective s.....
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Supreme Court Grants Nearly Rs 50 Lakh Compensation to Disabled Driver of Deceased Punjab Minister(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has awarded nearly Rs 50 lakh compensation to a man who suffered permanently disability in an accident while driving the car of the then.....
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Calcutta HC Passes Injunction Order Restraining Activities on River Banks, Alluvial Landscapes Etc(20.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has passed an order of an injunction restraining any activity on the lands which are river banks or alluvial landscapes or alluvia.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Form Expert Body to Keep Rivers Free from Effluents(22.04.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State Government to constitute an expert body to formulate appropriate measures to suggest appropriate measures, wh.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Order Banning Sand Extraction from Rivers During Rainy Seasons(19.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of the Department of Mines and Geology prohibiting sand extraction from rivers during rainy season, observin.....
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Supreme Court Directs Payment of Final Compensation to Narmada Oustees(09.02.2017)
Supreme Court has brought curtains on a decade-old litigation started by families affected by Sardar Sarovar project on Narmada River as it directed p.....
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NGT Seeks Compliance Details From Govt Over Yamuna Cleaning Project(10.02.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Ministry of Water Resources and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to file an affidavit listing actions t.....
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SICC Sets Aside SIAC Award in Case of Gokul Patnaik v Nine Rivers Capital Ltd(16.12.2020)
Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) has dismissed an application to introduce new evidence on foreign law and to set aside Singapore Inter.....
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NGT Issues Notice on Mahanadi River Bed Encroachment for Baliyatra Fair(03.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued show-cause notices to Chief Secretary, Secretary of Water Resources Department and Collector Cuttack for allo.....
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NGT Refuses to Allow Farmers to Cultivate Vegetables on Land Along Polluted Yamuna(16.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), while refusing to permit a farmer to carry out cultivation on his farm along Yamuna river, has asked, why should farmer.....
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Bombay HC: Auto Rickshaw Drivers Must Know Marathi Language(18.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that State Government’s condition of compelling auto rickshaw drivers to have knowledge of Marathi language is ‘reasona.....
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Madras HC Restrains Beverage Giants From Using Tamirabarani River Water(22.11.2016)
Madras High Court has restrained leading soft drink manufacturers Pepsi and Coca-Cola from using water drawn from Tamirabarani River for their bottlin.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Former Govt Clerk in Link With UP Gomti River Development Scam Case(02.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to a former Govt Junior Assistant/Clerk in link with an alleged Rs.1500/- crores scam relating to the financial.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Bail Plea of Uber Cab Driver Shiv Kumar Yadav(17.05.2016)
Delhi HC has rejected bail plea of Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav who was sentenced to jail for remainder of his life for raping a 25-year-old woman.....
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NGT Slams TN Government for Failing to Clean Water Bodies(18.02.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily on Tamil Nadu Government for failing to clean its water bodies, particularly Cooum and Adayar rive.....
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Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Action on 'Remediation of Polluted Rivers'(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the issue of "remediation of polluted rivers". The Court has observed that one of the major causes of w.....
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Supreme Court Calls for Report from NGT Appointed Committee on Yamuna River Pollution(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has called for a report from the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal on the pollution of Yamuna river.
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Allahabad HC Seeks State's Response on Plea Alleging Severe Deterioration of Water Quality(25.01.2021)
Allahabad High Court has sought responses from various State authorities in Uttar Pradesh with respect to protection of river Ganga and the steps take.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge Against Prohibition on Chhath Puja at Yamuna River Banks(11.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Delhi Government's decision that prohibited devotees to perform Chhath Puja on the banks of .....
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Kerala HC Orders Regularization of DLF Structure on Payment of Rs. 1 Crore(09.01.2017)
Kerala High Court, while observing that a portion of an apartment complex constructed by real estate company DLF by banks of Chilavanoor river is ille.....
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Bombay High Court Orders Several Steps to Clean Up Godavari River(19.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has passed an order ensuring several steps to rejuvenate and prevent further pollution of Godavari river.
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NGT Gives Nod to Delhi-Merut Expressway(30.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted permission to NHAI to build a bridge and approach roads over Yamuna River for Delhi-Meerut Expressway noting.....
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Madras HC Affirms Orders Convicting and Sentencing Auto-Rickshaw Driver for Sexual Harassment(13.07.2021)
Madras High Court has affirmed the orders of a lower Court convicting and sentencing an auto-rickshaw driver to seven years of rigorous imprisonment f.....
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NGT Seeks Details over Financing of Schemes for Clean Ganga Project(03.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttarakhand Government and National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) to give details about the financing.....
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Uttarakhand HC Bans Allotment of River Lands, Directs State to Cancel All Such Allotments(29.08.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has restrained government agencies from allotting lands comprising the river bed or those covered under water.
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Environment Ministry Orders Closure 150 Industrial Units Along Ganga(21.01.2016)
Environment Ministry has ordered closure of 150 industrial units, including sugar mills and tanneries, along the river Ganga after these failed to ins.....
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NGT Notices Centre, Others over Untreated Sewage and Industrial Effluents Discharge in Yamuna(08.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought reply from Environment Ministry, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Governments, Central Pollution Control Board, State .....
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National Green Tribunal's Expert Committee Recommends Rs. 120 crore Penalty on AOL(29.02.2016)
An expert committee formed by NGT has recommended the imposition of penalty of Rs. 100-120 crore on Art of Living (AOL) Foundation as restoration cost.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Yamuna river, Art of Living (AOL) Foundation
Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitution of Mithi River Panel(18.01.2017)
Bombay High Court, while observing ‘Government property becomes a squatters' property’, has dismissed petitions challenging constitution of Mithi Rive.....
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Supreme Court Transfers PIL of 1985 on Cleaning of River Ganga to NGT(25.01.2017)
Supreme Court has transferred a PIL on cleaning of river Ganga, pending for over a decade, to National Green Tribunal (NGT) which is hearing the matte.....
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AAR West Bengal: Drainage of Channels and Riverbeds Exempted From GST(14.06.2019)
Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) West Bengal has noted that the drainage of channels and riverbeds is an exempt supply under the Goods and Services.....
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NGT Bans Mining Near Neugal River(12.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned mining along Neugal river between Alampur and Bundla in Palampur.
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NGT Orders Seizure of Repeated Offenders Vehicle in Narmada Illegal Sand Mining(16.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered to seize vehicles of repeated offenders in illegal sand mining on Narmada river bed and take action against .....
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SC: Insurer Not Liable Unless Vehicle Owner Took Reasonable Care to Renew Driver’s Licence(25.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that when an employer employs a driver, he has to take reasonable care to see that his employee gets his licence renewed wi.....
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Allahabad High Court Denies Bail to School-Van Driver(29.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a School Van Driver who has been accused of showing porn videos to children aged about 5-6 years.
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SC Stays Direction of NGT That Appointed LG as Head of Committee for Yamuna River Pollution(11.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the direction passed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had appointed the Lt. Governor of Delhi as the chairman of the Hi.....
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Delhi Government to Give Rs 5,000 to Auto Drivers Struggling Due to COVID-19 Lockdown(03.04.2020)
Delhi Government has decided to transfer Rs 5,000 each to auto drivers, Gramin-Sewa and e-rickshaw drivers who are facing tough times due to the lockd.....
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Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team to Submit Report on Alleged Contempt by Karnataka(24.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Joint monitoring team to submit report on issues in contempt plea filed by State of Goa with alleging illegal diversion.....
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