municipal authorities Archives

Delhi HC grants permission for transplantation of 26 trees to facilitate Supreme Court expansion project

The Court stated that the applicant should obtain necessary permissions from the municipal authorities concerned to see if more trees can be planted on the road leading to the Supreme Court as the same was enveloped with fully grown trees till some years ago.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Animals are paying a penalty for negligent behaviour of humans’; Delhi HC directs Municipal Authorities and Forest Department to shift monkeys from Delhi

‘If Delhi wants to be a world class city — we all must behave like world class citizens and the civic agencies must become more proactive in setting world class ethics.’

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Policy based response from municipalities required, not judicial intervention’; Delhi HC denies to interfere in issue of lack of parking spaces in residential colonies

‘This issue is symptomatic of a larger urban planning failure, where colonies were developed without foresight for parking facilities, causing residents to park in the streets.’

Case Briefs High Courts

Municipal authorities cannot be expected to wipe out all stray animals from roads; duty is to take sincere steps to ensure animals are rehabilitated: Delhi HC

“The duty of the municipal authorities is to take concerted, sincere and optimum steps to ensure that such animals are rehabilitated and do not possess a menace to residents of Delhi or to the traffic plying on the roads.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Directions given regarding proper installation of billboards/hoardings in the city of Karachi so as to ensure city wide uniformity

Supreme Court of Pakistan: While discussing the issue of achieving city wide uniformity in installation of billboards and hoardings in the city