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Gaps in GRAP: SC pushes for accountability and action

Judicial scrutiny of the pollution crisis highlights systemic failures, poor coordination, & the challenges in enforcing emergency measures

Manasi Shah

2nd Dec 2024

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“No earnest effort to implement…”: SC cracks down on negligence amid Delhi’s pollution crisis

A Division Bench bench flagged GRAP violations in Delhi, questioning police and state inaction as pollution continues to choke the capital

Manasi Shah

25th Nov 2024

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Delhi

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Delhi pollution crisis: Can the Supreme Court clear the air?

A Division Bench appointed 13 advocates as Court Commissioners to ensure compliance with the ban on trucks at Delhi checkpoints

Manasi Shah

23rd Nov 2024

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forests

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The amended green law is full of red flags

The new-look Forest Conservation Act is shot through with broad exemptions, lack of definitions and a centralising tendency.

Zeb Hasan

29th Dec 2023

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The 36th LAWASIA Conference 2023 | The fine line between indigenous rights and environmental protection

Panellists discussed the need for more empathetic approaches to indigenous people in the societal and legal realms

Advay Vora

27th Nov 2023

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Day 2: Courts and the Constitution Conference

The Courts and Constitution Conference was held on April 15th-16th, at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.

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Fundamental Duties: Court in Review

Fundamental Duties are duties that citizens owe to the State. They cannot be enforced in a court of law.

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The Week Ahead

Today the Supreme Court begins its last week of hearings for the year, before closing for a 2 week long winter vacation on December 20th.

Ayushi Saraogi

13th Dec 2021

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Municipal Corporation of Bombay v Ankita Sinha

The Supreme Court held that the NGT has suo moto powers to execute its functions under the NGT Act, 2010.

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