CBI files chargesheet against environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta, LIFE, ET LegalWorld
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against eminent environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta and his organisation Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) for alleged violation of rules pertaining to foreign funds, officials said Tuesday. In its chargesheet filed before a special court here, the CBI has named Dutta, environment advocacy group LIFE, one Rahul Choudhary […]
NGT kept close watch on environmental concerns, issued several orders in 2024, ET LegalWorld
The National Green Tribunal dealt with a wide range of environmental issues impacting our daily lives, some of which even left people gasping for breath in the national capital owing to the rising pollution levels and depleting air quality in 2024. Other issues before the green body concerned pollution in water bodies and management of […]
Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court, ET LegalWorld
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. The class action lawsuit at the High Court in London seeks an estimated 36 billion pounds […]
Uttarakhand High Court Halts Legal Action Against Railway Official Over Environmental Violations, ET LegalWorld
Uttarakhand high court has stayed legal proceedings until the next hearing in a 2016 case filed by the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB) against the divisional railway manager (DRM) of the Izzatnagar division (Bareilly) of the North Eastern Railway (NER) for alleged environmental violations at Kathgodam railway station, Nainital. A single bench of Justice Vivek […]
NGT imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on Meerut hospital for violating environmental norms, ET LegalWorld
The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district for operating illegally without statutory consent under the environmental acts. The green body was hearing a letter petition, saying Yashoda Hospital on Garh Road in Meerut was operating without the requisite consent. On February 20, […]