A division bench of justices VM Kanade and PR Bora of the Bombay High Court, on February 7, 2017, directed the government to submit before it old and new Google maps of wetland areas, … READ FULL STORY
Pointing out that the maximum damage to mangrove areas, have taken place in Colaba, Worli and Malvani, the Mangrove Cell of the Maharashtra government is likely to start fencing these areas by February 2017. … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on November 22, 2016, directed the Inspector General of Registration of Chennai zone, to issue orders to all jurisdictional registrars, not to register any document related to Pallikaranai marshlands in … READ FULL STORY
The ‘Mangrove Cell’ of the Maharashtra government, will remove around 1,000 houses in the first week of November, 2016, for encroaching notified mangrove areas in the city. “The demolition drive is going to start … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on September 6, 2016, directed the Tamil Nadu government, to look into suggestions made in a PIL against mindless conversion of wetland areas, so as to avert flooding in the … READ FULL STORY
A Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), has recently held that property illegally encroached by an assessee, cannot be considered as a ‘capital asset’ under section 2 (14) of Income Tax … READ FULL STORY
