SC warns against misuse of environmental laws to stall development projectsThe Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by an NGO against a floating solar power project at Jayakwadi Dam, indicating concerns over the misu...
02 Apr, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
Adani Group appoints two top US law firms to fight SEC chargesUS law firms Kirkland & Ellis and Quinn Emanuel are representing the Adani Group against SEC and Eastern District of New York allegations i...
20 Jan, 2025, 06.35 AM IST
Fragmented laws not enough, says ex-SC judge; calls for comprehensive climate law in IndiaRetired Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli has called for a comprehensive national climate law, highlighting the inadequacy of current ...
28 Sep, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
Landmark Supreme Court ruling could spur more climate cases in India: ReportCiting the case of Citing the case of M K Ranjitsinh and Others vs. Union of India, the report by the London School of Economics' Grantham ...
27 Jun, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
Home Ministry cancels LIFE's Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licenceThe Union home ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence of environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta's non-...
30 Apr, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
India Inc sees marginal decline in legal spending during FY21 at Rs 36,973 crorePandemic-induced lockdowns, restrictions on travel and gatherings that led to virtual hearing of court cases and weaker appetite for deals ...
19 Sep, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Adani to export Oz coal from this yearThe Adani Group will export the first coal from its Australian mining project this year, riding out a series of lawsuits and public litigat...
25 Jun, 2021, 07.12 AM IST
SC's e-committee releases draft proposal for phase III of e-Courts project, seeks feedbackThe Supreme Court's e-committee, headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud, comprises experts including judicial, legal and information technology ...
04 Apr, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
Despite best efforts, India Inc just isn't able to contain this cost headThe total legal costs as disclosed by 78 of the Nifty-100 companies have increased at a compound annual growth rate of 10% in the past five...
24 Dec, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
Litigation financing foray: Indian legal system offers a billion dollar opportunityIt’s not that Indian legal system never offered protection to these groups, but more often than not odds are stacked against anyone fightin...
16 Dec, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
ETIG Analysis: Implications of the new Consumer Protection Act on consumer companiesConsumers now have a strong reason to move away from the unorganised space since they can better assert their rights and seek legal redress...
23 Jul, 2020, 08.06 AM IST
PIL filed in Bombay High Court seeking curbs on antibiotics sale without prescriptionThe petition followed investigation by an activist who found that antibiotics under ‘restricted use’ were freely available over the counter...
23 Oct, 2018, 08.39 AM IST
UN human rights experts ask India to repeal law curbing NGO fundingThe three experts called on India to repeal the FCRA, which they said is being increasingly used to obstruct civil society's access to fore...
17 Jun, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
Australia mulls ways to ease litigation issues in miningAustralian government is actively thinking of ways to limit the scope of litigation in large mining projects to those directly affected by ...
19 Jan, 2016, 11.05 AM IST
Certain court decisions difficult to implement: Nitin GadkariThe senior minister's comments came against the backdrop of many projects pending due to litigation related to environmental and other issu...
06 Nov, 2014, 04.41 AM IST
- Industry waste asphyxiated Noyyal river and destroyed livelihoods
A mountain of wastes asphyxiated the pretty little Noyyal, affecting tens of thousands of villagers.
06 Jun, 2012, 06.14 AM IST
PIL seeks to restrain functioning of India Cements factoryA Public Interest Litigation has been filed at the Madras High Court bench here, seeking to restrain functioning of the captive thermal pow...
17 Apr, 2012, 08.39 PM IST