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Oct 30 2015 (HC)

The Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd., Bangalore Vs. Konappan a ...

Court : Chennai

..... wild guesses and arbitrariness, and non-arbitrariness. if it is not so, it cannot be just." (iv) in nizam institute of medical sciences v. prasanth s.dhananka reported in (2009) 6 scc 1 = 2010 acj 38 (sc), a hon'ble three-judge bench was dealing with a case arising out of the complaint filed under the consumer protection act, ..... . compensation awarded should not be inadequate and should neither be unreasonable, excessive, nor deficient. there can be no exact uniform rule for measuring the value of human life and the measure of damage cannot be arrived at by precise mathematical calculation; but amount recoverable depends on broad facts and circumstances of each case. it should neither ..... /income of a person who is self-employed or who is employed on a fixed salary without provision for annual increment, etc., would remain the same throughout his life. the rise in the cost of living affects everyone across the board. it does not make any distinction between rich and poor. as a matter of fact, .....

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Jun 07 1976 (FN)

Cappaert Vs. United States

Court : US Supreme Court

..... ; 16 u.s.c. 1-3). . . ." the national park service act provides that the "fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments, and reservations" is page 426 u. s. 141 "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by ..... , in pleistocene times, was common to the entire region; and" "whereas the said pool is of such outstanding scientific importance that it should be given special protection, and such protection can be best afforded by making the said forty-acre tract containing the pool a part of the said monument. . . ." the proclamation provides that devil' ..... the implied reservation of water rights doctrine is based on the necessity of water for the purpose of the federal reservation, we hold that the united states can protect its water from subsequent diversion, whether the diversion is of surface or groundwater. [ footnote 7 ] iii state law petitioners in both cases argue that the federal .....

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Oct 30 2017 (HC)

Vikash Mahto Vs. The Union of India Through the Secretary Environment ...

Court : Jharkhand

..... the order dated 28.2.2017 show that working strength establishment in the ptr has been substantially increased to 50 percent or more. the respondents have also nominated wild life institute of india (wii) to undertake feasibility study of tiger and prey supplementation in ptr. various other steps relating to gps based patrolling, construction of new ..... in the staffing in recent months, the management of the ptr has also become more effective. several activities which include grassland development, water harvesting, village relocation, protection and build up of pray species are to be undertaken as part of the tiger conservation plan (tcp). sincere efforts are also being made to complete other ..... hectarres of land. after obtaining consent of the gram sabha of kujrum village, consent of gram sabha of polpol under the forest rights act, 2006 and denotification of the relevant forest land of polpol is to be undertaken after the consent of the central government under the forest conservation .....

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May 26 1995 (HC)

Mohammad Akhtar, Etc. Etc. Vs. State of Bihar and ors.

Court : Patna

..... 1976.article 48-a provides that the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country.article 51-a (g) inter alia provides for imposing the duty on every citizen of india to protect and improve the natural environment including forests etc.15. these amendments ..... unscrupulous traders, with a view to check the illegal felling of forest produce and its removal has brought amendment in the indian forest act by the bihar state amendment act, 1989 (bihar act 9/90). the amended provisions provide stringent punishment under the various sections and also incorporated the provisions for confiscation of the forest produce ..... was to provide for two separate proceedings before two different forums and there is no conflict of jurisdiction as section 45 as amended by the amendment act, in terms curtails the power conferred on the magistrate to direct confiscation of timber or forest produce on conviction of the accused. the conferral of .....

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Jan 08 2003 (HC)

Raj Kishore SwaIn and anr. Vs. Smt. Ranjana Moharana

Court : Orissa

Reported in : 2003CriLJ2095; 2003(I)OLR284

..... under saw mill and saw pits control act, 1991 so also a proceeding under section 56 of the forest act by the d. f. o. chandaka wild life division for confiscation of those seized articles.5. on the basis of the aforesaid facts scenario while learned counsel for the petitioners argues for grant of protection to the petitioners by extending the benefit ..... by the petitioners. in addition to that, all that these two petitioners did was to conduct a raid in due discharge of their official duty and therefore their act is squarely protected under section 197, cr. p. c. and a prosecution is not maintainable in the absence of sanction. when that being the prima facie evidence to take ..... , cr. p. c. must stand the test that the nexus between the discharge of the public duty and the offending act or the omission must be inseparable. undoubtedly the reason for grant of such a protection is to balance the public good and efficiency and the performance of the public duty by a public servant without fear or .....

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Apr 18 2013 (SC)

Samaj Parivartana Samudaya and Others Vs. State of Karnataka and Other ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... unbridled powers. 18. relying on the provisions of the mines and minerals (development and regulation) act, 1957; forest (conservation) act, 1980 and environment (protection) act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as mmdr act, fc act and ep act respectively) it is argued that each of the statutes contemplate a distinct and definite statutory scheme to ..... empowered committee) is constituted for the purpose of monitoring and ensuring compliance with the orders of this court covering the subject matter of forest and wild life and related issues arising out of the said orders. 2. the committee shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions: (i) ..... mining on an unprecedented scale vis- -vis resort to remedies under the provisions of mines and minerals (development and regulation) act, 1957, forest (conservation) act, 1980 and environment (protection) act, 1986 24. on the above issue the short and precise argument on behalf of the leaseholders is that the provisions of .....

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Mar 15 2013 (HC)

National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Krishnan

Court : Chennai

..... wild guesses and arbitrariness, and non-arbitrariness. if it is not so, it cannot be just." (iv) in nizam institute of medical sciences v. prasanth s.dhananka reported in (2009) 6 scc 1 = 2010 acj 3.(sc), the supreme court, comprising of three hon'ble judges bench was dealing with a case arising out of a complaint filed under the consumer protection act ..... should not be inadequate and should neither be unreasonable, excessive, nor deficient. there can be no exact uniform rule for measuring the value of human life and the measure of damage cannot be arrived at by precise mathematical calculation; but amount recoverable depends on broad facts and circumstances of each case. it ..... affidavit. it was also contended by the legal representatives of the deceased that inasmuch as an additional premium has been paid, covering the risk of life of the owner, the company is liable to pay compensation to the legal representatives of the deceased. drawing the distinction between the statutory third party .....

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Apr 18 2013 (SC)

Samaj Parivartana Samudaya and ors. Vs. State of Karnataka and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... effectuating unbridled powers.18. relying on the provisions of the mines and minerals (development & regulation) act, 1957; forest (conservation) act, 1980 and environment (protection) act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as mmdr act , fc act and ep act respectively) it is argued that each of the statutes contemplate a distinct and definite statutory scheme to ..... committee".) is constituted for the purpose of monitoring and ensuring compliance with the orders of this court covering the subject matter of forest and wild life and related issues arising out of the said orders.2. the committee shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions: (i) ..... mining on an unprecedented scale vis--vis resort to remedies under the provisions of mines and minerals (development and regulation) act, 1957, forest (conservation) act, 1980 and environment (protection) act 24. on the above issue the short and precise argument on behalf of the leaseholders is that the provisions of each .....

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Mar 01 2019 (SC)

State of Gujarat Through Principal Secretary Vs. Jayeshbhai Kanjibhai ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... fundamental right under article 21. article 48- a of the constitution speaks about protection and improvement of environment and article 51(a) of the constitution deals with the fundamental duties to protect and improve the natural environment including forest, lakes, rivers and wild life. the hon ble supreme has held in (2003) 7 scc589(indian handicrafts ..... nath12 in the following words:12. (1997) 3 scc665civil appeal nos. 10373-10374 of 2010 page 22 of 41 "...the object of the act is to preserve and protect the forest wealth of the country and to regulate the cutting, removal, transport and possession of the forest produce in the interest of the states ..... was that parliament was wholly conscious of the environmental concerns impacted on account of mining activity, which concern is reflected in section 4a of the mmdr act. this provision provides for termination of prospecting licenses or mining leases on account of expediency in the interest of, inter alia, reservation of the natural .....

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Jan 06 2021 (HC)

Smt Jeanne Pinto Vs. Deputy Conservator Of Forests

Court : Karnataka

..... wildlife in the country as contemplated 38 under article 48a of the constitution of india which provides for protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life. the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. as per article ..... at, 1963, confirmed by the appellate authority and this court, the government authorities acting either under the provisions of land revenue act or karnataka forest act have not discharged their institutional duty and constitutional obligation to protect the government lands. thereby, the influential persons in the society are becoming land grabbers ..... a finding that, the petitioner is a rich plantation owner having established nilgiri coffee estate. as per the existing land grant rules and the revenue acts, only the landless, marginal and poor farmers who do not have sufficient land should be considered under the government scheme for regularization. according to .....

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