Tag: #PublicInterestLitigation

Madras High Court: No Permission for New Construction on Land Classified as a Waterbody

September 23, 2024

MADURAI: The Madras High Court has ruled that new construction on land classified as a waterbody will not be allowed. This decision came during the hearing of a petition filed by Arumugam, who sought the removal of encroachments on Odai Kaalvai, located in Marandhai village, Alangulam taluk, Tenkasi district. A division bench comprising Justice G […]

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Delhi HC Directs CBI Investigation into Repeated PILs on Unauthorized Constructions.

July 30, 2024

NEW DELHI: In a cautionary move aimed at litigants and lawyers who use Public Interest Litigations (PILs) concerning unauthorized construction as a bargaining tool, the Delhi High Court has ordered a CBI probe into one such case. A bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela involved the CBI after encountering […]

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Delhi High Court denies PIL asking for orders to demolish purportedly unlawful building.

June 19, 2024

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking an order to demolish alleged illegal and unlicensed building being carried out in the Okhla Industrial area, with costs of Rs 25,000. The court reasoned that the plea was filed without conducting sufficient research. The authority’s attorney informed the high court that the owner of […]

Delhi High Court denies PIL asking for orders to demolish purportedly unlawful building.more

The Bihar government is instructed by the SC to make sure that no new development is done next to the Ganga.

December 5, 2023

NEW DELHI: The Bihar government has been instructed by the Supreme Court to make sure that no more building occurs next to the Ganga River, especially in the Patna area. Judges Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George Masih’s bench ordered the state administration to submit an affidavit notifying it of the demolition of illegal constructions that […]

The Bihar government is instructed by the SC to make sure that no new development is done next to the Ganga.more

Tag: #PublicInterestLitigation

Madras High Court: No Permission for New Construction on Land Classified as a Waterbody

Delhi HC Directs CBI Investigation into Repeated PILs on Unauthorized Constructions.

Delhi High Court denies PIL asking for orders to demolish purportedly unlawful building.

The Bihar government is instructed by the SC to make sure that no new development is done next to the Ganga.

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