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Jun 19 2009 (HC)

K.M. Hiriyannappa S/O Manjappa Vs. State of Karnataka Dept. of Revenue ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR2009KAR2844; 2010(1)KarLJ364

..... 18 are not declared as public source of drinking water area by issuing any notification as required under section 7 of the karnataka ground water (regulation for protection of sources of drinking water) act, 1999, for short, hereinafter referred to as the 'act'. ..... the central government has since then repeatedly urging the state government to pass appropriate legislation to introduce regulatory measures to protect sources of drinking water in rural areas, it is in pursuance of the aforesaid policy, the karnataka legislature passed the karnataka ground water (regulation for protection of sources of drinking water) act, 1999, for short hereinafter referred to as the 'act'. ..... therefore, in order to regulate the exploitation of ground water for the protection of public source of drinking water, this act is enacted.9. ..... the authority is also vested with the powers to declare the area to be 'water scarcity area' for such period as may be specified in the order or by an order restrict or prohibit extraction for any purpose where such well is within the distance of 500 meters of the public source of drinking water. ..... only if a particular source of drinking water do not fall within the definition of the word 'well' or 'such point', but still the government has been given the power to declare any other drinking water source, i.e. .....

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Oct 05 2012 (HC)

G. Eshwaraiah and Others Vs. the State of Karnataka by Its Secretary t ...

Court : Karnataka

..... considering that the tgr built at the confluence of the arkavathi and kumudvathi rivers is one of the sources of drinking water to the city of bangalore and surrounding areas since 1930, the government of karnataka by its notification dated 18.11.2003 has placed certain restrictions with regard to the different kinds of activities in the said area by classifying ..... central government in exercise of the powers conferred under section 23 of the environment (protection) act, 1986 has delegated the powers vested in it under section 5 of the said act to the state of karnataka vide notification no.8.0.152 (e) dated 10.2. ..... that an industrial area and a catchment area for drinking water source can co-exist by mere regulation. ..... , where the cry of socially spirited citizens calling for judicial remedy was not considered in the right perspective by the division bench of the high court of andhra pradesh despite there being overwhelming evidence of the tanks being in existence and were being put to use not only for irrigation purpose but also as lakes which were furthering percolation to improve the ground water table, thus serving the needs of the people in ..... to personal difficulties were also expressed ..... and others [(1999) 2 scc 384] to contend that the land need not be acquired for the same purpose as indicated in the master plan and also contended with regard to the overriding effect of section 47 of the kiadb act and further relied on the decision of the honourable supreme court in the case .....

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Apr 25 2002 (HC)

D. Viswanatha Reddy and Company, Kurnool Vs. Government of Andhra Prad ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2002(4)ALD161

..... show that the district collector has consulted the ground water department and engineering department and came to a conclusion that the sand quarrying has to be stopped to protect the drinking water resources of kurnool municipal corporation till alternative storage ..... it should be remembered that under section 18 of the mines and minerals (development and regulation ) act, 1957 (the mmrd act, for brevity) it shall be the duty of the state government and the central government, to allow the ..... the supreme court emphasised that water being the basic need for survival of human beings, the fundamental and human right to water under article 21 can be served only by providing source of water where there is none and that all the people have right to have access to drinking water in quantum and of quality ..... insofar as the power or jurisdiction of the district collector is concerned, rule 9v postulates that whenever the ground water safety structure is effected due to sand quarrying by the lease holders, the district collector concerned, shall denotify the area in consultation with the ground water department and with the concerned ..... , the release of water by the state of karnataka into tungabhadra so as reach kurnool is a mirage and therefore the entire residents of kurnool are facing acute shortage of water which needs to be ..... , a citizen has right to have recourse to article 32 of the constitution for removing the pollution of water or air which may be detrimental to the quality of life.12. .....

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Apr 27 1987 (HC)

Bangalore Water Supply and Vs. Kantha Chandra

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR1987KAR1617

..... grounds that no appeal lies and the board is not entitled to maintain the appeals, nevertheless it is not necessary to remit the appeals for decision to the tribunal in view of the conclusion reached by me that for raising a new township, the state government has to first take a decision as to where a new township has to be raised and issue notification as per the provisions of the planning act and section 148 of the karnataka land revenue act ..... deputy commissioner to protect the interest ..... karnataka urban water supply and drainage board has also been approached to take up arrangement for provision of drinking water from bore well and for ..... difficulties.iv) after all the permission for conversion is not a licence to injure the rights of others and it cannot be used as a shield against actions for injunctions or damages.v) no third party can prefer an appeal questioning the permission 'express' or deemed for ..... power of superintendence under article 227 of the constitution to ensure that the tribunals or authorities functioning within the territory over which its jurisdiction extends, do not exceed their limited jurisdiction and act well within their jurisdiction and exercise judicial power ..... regulation act, 1890 and the taxes management act ..... for the tribunal to hold that the board, for some reason or the other, has entertained fears without reasonable grounds and it would be indeed unnecessary to prevent building activities only because there is some remote possibility of the source of water .....

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Jul 15 1998 (HC)

Venkatagiriyappa Vs. Karnataka Electricity Board, Bangalore and Others

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : 1999(4)KarLJ482

..... keb dated 25th of february, 1995 prescribing the inter-well spacing as a measure of regulating and restricting the exploitation of the underground water resource; (iv) does the keb have any statutory powers under the provisions of the electricity act, 1910 and the electricity supply act, 1948 to stipulate conditions like the ones contained in its order dated 25-2-1995 for the purpose of granting electric connections; (v) can the grant of connections on the conditions ..... in the statement of objections filed on behalf of the state, it is submitted that after considering the report on the ground water resource status of karnataka as on 31-12-1994 and in the interest of the farmers' community, the government issued the impugned order restricting the digging of borewells ..... be in the public interest at large for protecting and providing adequate drinking water. ..... to have been done by the issuance of the order impugned in these petitions.in view of the provisions of article 162 of the constitution of india read with entry 17, list ii of the vii schedule and section 49 of the supply act, the respondents were justified and had the jurisdiction to issue the impugned orders which do not suffer from vice of constitutionality or infirmity of law.(c) re. ..... taken on the basis of the report of the ground water estimation committee appointed for the purpose of going into various aspects of ground water source, utilisation etc. ..... it was done to remove stagnation and to afford an opportunity to the .....

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Dec 11 1996 (SC)

S. Jagannath Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1997SC811; 1997(1)Crimes189(SC); JT1997(1)SC160; 1997(5)SCALE406; (1997)2SCC87; [1996]Supp9SCR848

..... dr. vandana shiva, after visiting some villages recorded that 'shortage of drinking water and deterioration of its quality have resulted in the neighbourhood of shrimp farms.protection of ground water sources may be viewed as nontradeable capital, as once contaminated, they may prove impossible to rehabilitate (mark eyvarard 1994).as per the study done by bedi, water sample from a drinking water well in naikarkuppam had a ids of 2164 mg/1 and a chloride content of 993 mg/1 in addition to excessive quantities of mg and ..... government. the central government shall confer on the said authority the powers to issue direction under section 5 of the act and for taking measures with respect to the matter referred to in clauses (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) and (xii) of sub-section (2) of section 3, the central government shall constitute the authority before january 15, 1997 ..... india.* the current practice of installation of coastal aquaculture farms within 500 m htl violates the fundamental right and livelihood of people in the coastal states* the states of kerala, karnataka, maharashtra and gujarat have neither formulated nor adopted any guidelines in consonance with crz-notification, ministry of environment & forests (mef), ..... .4. all acquaculture industries/shrimp culture industries/shrimp culture ponds operating/set up in the coastal regulation zone as defined under the crz notification shall be demolished and removed from the said area before march 31, .....

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May 19 2020 (HC)

Babul Khan Vs. State Of Karnataka

Court : Karnataka

..... section 5 power of removal also provides the central government may by general or special order, direct the removal of any person from india who, in contravention of any rule made under section 3 of the act, prohibiting entry into india without passport and thereupon any officer of the government shall have all reasonable powers ..... where the drinking water is not safe/reliable since source of drinking water is ..... or specified description; (vii) prohibiting him from engaging in activities of a prescribed or specified description; (viii) prohibiting him from using or possessing prescribed or specified articles; 54 (ix) otherwise regulating his conduct in any such particular as may be prescribed or specified; (f) shall enter into a bond with or without sureties for the due observance of, or as an alternative to the enforcement of, any or all prescribed or specified restrictions or conditions; (g) shall be arrested and detained or confined; and may make provision ..... repetition, i may say that, a memo filed by the additional advocate general for the state of karnataka dated 11.12.2019 before this court clearly discloses that, the women and child development 110 department has already undertaken to provide protection to the children as per the jj act and rules ..... issues such as specific needs but also because of language, lack of ties in the country and difficulty in adjusting to the culture and society of a foreign land ..... is no decision as to when and on what grounds the bail can be granted to such persons. .....

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Nov 19 2014 (HC)

Kamlesh Kumar Vs. The Commissioner, Bruhat Bangalore and Others

Court : Karnataka

..... executive engineer issued notice under section 321 of the karnataka municipal corporations act, 1976, for short 'kmc act', requiring respondents 4 and 5 to remove the illegal construction followed by ..... the officers of local and other bodies have taken action for ensuring rigorous compliance with laws relating to planned development of the cities and urban areas and issued directions for demolition of the illegal/unauthorised constructions, those in power have come forward to protect the wrongdoers either by issuing administrative orders or enacting laws for regularisation of illegal and unauthorised constructions in the name of ..... in the facts and circumstances respondents 1 to 3 invested with the jurisdiction to ensure construction of buildings in the city of bangalore, in conformity with the bye-laws, rules and regulations as well as the 'zoning regulations', with impunity, allowed by not preventing 4th respondent from erecting a construction in gross violation of rule of law. ..... sub-section (1) shall be credited to a separate fund kept in the concerned local/planning authority called the urban areas infrastructure development fund which shall be utilised in such manner, for the development of infrastructure, civic amenities, lighting, parks, drinking water, drainage system and for any ..... no.ol/sp/1309/11-12 permitted the 4th and 5th respondents to put up construction of stilt, ground, first and second floors, on site bearing nc.8/1, ii cross, lakshmi road cross, ..... source ..... others ([1999] .....

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Nov 19 2014 (HC)

Sri Kamlesh Kumar Vs. The Commissioner Bbmp

Court : Karnataka

..... section 321 of the karnataka municipal corporations act, 1976, for short kmc act , requiring respondents 4 and 5 to remove the illegal construction followed by a final order of demolition which was impugned in appeal no.1344/2012 filed by respondents 4 and 5 before the karnataka ..... of local and other bodies have taken action for ensuring rigorous compliance with laws relating to planned development of the cities and urban areas and issued directions for demolition of the illegal/unauthorised constructions, those in power have come forward to protect the wrongdoers either by issuing administrative orders or enacting laws for regularisation of illegal and unauthorised constructions in the ..... circumstances respondents 1 to 3 invested with the jurisdiction to ensure construction of buildings in the city of bangalore, in conformity with the bye-laws, rules and regulations as well as the zoning regulations , with impunity, allowed by not preventing 4th respondent from erecting a construction in gross violation of rule of law. ..... section (1) shall be credited to a separate fund kept in the concerned local/planning authority called the urban areas infrastructure development fund which shall be utilised in such manner, for the development of infrastructure, civic amenities, lighting, parks, drinking water, drainage system and for ..... permitted the 4th and 5th respondents to put up construction of stilt, ground, first and second floors, on site bearing no.8/1, ii cross, lakshmi ..... source ..... on 10 [1999]. .....

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Nov 09 2012 (HC)

Lochamesh B. Hugar and Others Vs. Union of India Represented by Its Se ...

Court : Karnataka

..... under food safety and standards (prohibition and restrictions on sales) regulation 2011 clause 2.3.14(17) no person can manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale packaged drinking water except under the bureau of isi mark as per the notification dated 01.08.2011 issued by the ministry of health and family welfare, government of india in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with section 26 of fss act which is duly gazetted and as such it is contended that ..... large number of units in the state of karnataka are selling packaged drinking waters by drawing water from the borewells or water supplied by the statutory boards for selling the same as packaged drinking water to the public without adhering to bis standards which has resulted in unhealthy competition and thereby resulting in unsafe water being supplied to the citizens at the cost ..... india gives every citizen of the country a fundamental right under part-iii, article 21 protection of life and person, liberty which envisages that no citizen shall be deprived of his ..... provisions; they also contend there is no violation of any provision of the regulations by the manufacturers and on these grounds they are questioning the notices issued to them by the commissioner and seeks for quashing of the same and they also seek for further direction that respondents should not insist on obtaining certificate under bis act is so far as manufacturers of petty food, cottage industries and small scale .....

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