Jammu and Kashmir High Court division bench heard a PIL filed in 2018 focusing one very very important aspect of public health and hygiene, which has been eluding the State of Jammu & Kashmir due to non implementation of provisions of the Solid Waste ManagementRules of 2016.
The bench stated that, We do not understand why DJB is now shirking its responsibility and taking a contra stand that small steps taken are enough and no odour control system is required. This stand is against public interest and non-compliance of order of this Tribunal.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice in petition seeking adherance to legal mandate pertaining to the utilisation of fly ash for production of bricks.
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court issued a notice on an appeal filed by Odissa state challenging the National Green Tribunal order on the Polavaram project while tagging similar matters along with it and refused to grant any stay on the proceedings.