The Court can interfere with the policy decision only when it suffers from manifest illegality or is shown to be per se arbitrary. The challenge to the policy decision must be made before the execution of the project, observed the Bench.
The Central Ground Water Authority, constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986, has the mandate of regulating groundwater development, and regulates groundwater extraction by NOCs. However, the relaxation of NOC was not without precedent.
With an integrated approach to improving the quality of life of the rural poor and ensuring effective people's participation, the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs are working to bring about rapid sustainable development and socio-economic transformation in rural India.
The PIL in Gauhati High Court contended that the SLEC is an entity under the State Bamboo Mission (SBM), which again is under the National Bamboo Mission (NBM), which is a Central Government scheme for the purpose of development of bamboo.
The Supreme Court today heard a batch of pleas filed by the Tamil Nadu Government challenging a Madras High Court decision to quash a state quota law that provided 10.5% special reservation to Vanniyars, a most backward community.
To guide state-owned banks in taking accountability for non-performing assets, the finance ministry recently published a new set of standards and issued the “Staff Accountability Framework for NPA Accounts up to Rs 50 crore (other than fraud cases)”.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on concerning rising levels of air pollution in Delhi. The special bench led by CJI N.V. Ramana to continue hearing the plea by 17-year-old Delhi student Aditya Dubey over concerning rising levels of air pollution in NCT of Delhi.