Mumbai: A presentation by the BMC to South Mumbai residents on refurbishing the already beautified Marine Drive promenade has met with stiff opposition, as the civic body has plans to build a performance circle and a cafe, along with a laser show on the roof of the National Centre for Performing Arts at Nariman Point. On Monday, the Nariman Point …
The story so far: After the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes invoked its constitutional power to requisition detailed Forest Rights Act implementation reports from the Supreme Court, the Registrar has ordered the release of documents to the NCST. Within two months of the FCR, 2022 coming into force, the NCST constituted a “Working Group on the Forest Rights Act 2006 …
In a sign of escalating conflict between the government and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes over the Forest Rules 2022, NCST Chairperson Harsh Chouhan on Monday said that the ST body’s position on the new rules being violative of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 “will be the same” even as the Environment Ministry has dismissed these concerns. In response, …
The Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Ministry of Home Affairs' notification dated April 26, 2013 specifying the officers competent for compounding the offences before institution of any prosecution, issued under sec. 11,78,260 for compounding the offence of delay in filing of the annual returns under the FCR Act, for the financial years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12. It …
