Firm fined Rs.100 crore for violating environmental laws

In a landmark judgment, the green bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday imposed Rs.100 crore in damages on Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL), a subsidiary of the JP Group, for having set up a cement plant and the dismantling of a thermal plant, both in the state’s Solan district, by violating environment laws and  [ Read More ]

Put end to drunken driving: Himachal High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state government to put an end to the menace of drunken driving in the state, especially on highways. A division bench comprising Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjay Karol has made it clear that drunken driving is unacceptable, according to a judgment provided to the media Wednesday.  [ Read More ]