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In other news, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal against a NGT order, stopping work on the Kashang hydropower project
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SC to hear plea against NGT order on Kashang hydropower project
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear an appeal against a National Green Tribunal order, stopping work on the 130 megawatt (MW) Kashang hydropower project, Himachal Pradesh, until it was cleared by gram sabhas of 19 villages. The Forests Rights Act, 2006, was cleared by Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in 2006 and the Act establishes the primacy of forest dwellers on forest area. As per the Act, a forest area cannot be diverted for non-forest purpose until gram sabhas clear it.
Monsanto’s plea against CCI’s order allowing probe of top officials
The Delhi high court will hear a plea by technology seed giant Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Pvt. Ltd against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order that rejected its challenge against probing the role of the company’s top officials for anti-competitive practices.
Monsanto and its group company, Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Pvt. Ltd, have challenged CCI’s order of 26 July and objected to a probe against its officials while claiming that such a probe could only be allowed if a company does not comply with orders.
The CCI order had asked the seed company to cooperate with the investigation initiated against its officials.
Holding officials of a company responsible for anti-competitive and discriminatory practices while conducting the affairs of the company, the order held that the director general was duty-bound to look into the role of all persons behind the conduct of a company. Read more.
Action on suicide of a law student
The Supreme Court has decided to take suo moto action (on its own accord) in a case where law student Sushant Rohilla committed suicide after alleging issues with his college administration. Read more.
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