Plea alleges environmental clearance granted illegally
The Hindu
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered notice to authorities in the public interest litigation petition that has alleged that nearly 33 minor mineral quarries were granted environmenta
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered notice to authorities in the public interest litigation petition that has alleged that nearly 33 minor mineral quarries were granted environmental clearance illegally in Virudhunagar district.
A Division Bench of Justices M. Duraiswamy and K. Murali Shankar ordered notice in a PIL petition filed by M. R. K. Siva of Karur district. The petitioner said that the National Green Tribunal in 2018 had passed an order that stated that the officials at the District level committee lacked expertise to assess environmental impact.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.