Environmental Law
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Commentary on the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
795.00The promulgation of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT Act) has led India into the league of nations having specialised Environmental Courts with combination of both judicial and technical members for effective adjudication of environmental disputes. The tribunal has become functional with its principal Bench at Delhi and other Benches at Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai. With increased invocation of jurisdiction of the Tribunal and transfer of cases from various High Courts to the Tribunal, a need was felt for a detailed reference book on this legislation. This book has been written with the specific intent to offer simple explanation of the provisions of the NGT Act. The relevant case laws of the Supreme Court, the High Courts and the NGT have been included as a part of the commentary to inform the readers about the judicial precedents on the said provisions. The book endeavours to reduce multiple references to different books for Bare Acts and rules on relevant environmental laws for the NGT Act by incorporating the rules framed under the NGT Act, important notifications issued under the NGT Act, the Bare Acts and rules framed under the seven statutes over which the Tribunal exercises its jurisdiction and international declarations. The book is the first commentary on the NGT Act and will certainly prove to be of significant assistance to the lawyers, academicians, activists, students and environmentally vigilant citizens of the country for better understanding of the NGT Act and effectively contribute towards a healthy environment.
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Law of Evidence – In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Ceylon, Malaysia & Singapore
4,796.00First published in 1913, this legal classic has held sway for the last several decades. Sarkar’s commentary on the Indian Evidence Act illustrates and explains the provisions of the Act in a lucid, comprehensive and systematic manner. Widely quoted in judgments of the Supreme Court as well as various High Courts, this legal classic is the most valuable resource on the subject. It is the most acclaimed and authoritative section wise commentary on the subject that traces and incorporates all judicial and legislative developments in India as well as common law jurisdictions such as Bangladesh, Singapore and Pakistan. The book is a standard reference for judges, advocates, law firms, judicial academies, police training academies, institutional libraries, students, teachers and researchers.
Key Features:
• Covers emerging issues as well as latest legislative developments• Includes important developments, especially in the area of evidence of electronic records, decisions relating to use of DNA for establishing or non-establishing the paternity a child and for other purposes and different paradigms of application of settled principles of law of evidence to different factual matrix• Contains critical appraisal of judgments of Indian Courts that have led to the change and development in the legal position• Critically examines the provisions relating to Evidence law not only in India but also in the countries like United Kingdom, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Ceylon -
Law of Evidence – In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Ceylon, Malaysia & Singapore
6,250.00First published in 1913, this legal classic has held sway for the last several decades. Sarkar’s commentary on the Indian Evidence Act illustrates and explains the provisions of the Act in a lucid, comprehensive and systematic manner. Widely quoted in judgments of the Supreme Court as well as various High Courts, this legal classic is the most valuable resource on the subject. It is the most acclaimed and authoritative section wise commentary on the subject that traces and incorporates all judicial and legislative developments in India as well as common law jurisdictions such as Bangladesh, Singapore and Pakistan. The book is a standard reference for judges, advocates, law firms, judicial academies, police training academies, institutional libraries, students, teachers and researchers.
Key Features:
• Covers emerging issues as well as latest legislative developments• Includes important developments, especially in the area of evidence of electronic records, decisions relating to use of DNA for establishing or non-establishing the paternity a child and for other purposes and different paradigms of application of settled principles of law of evidence to different factual matrix• Contains critical appraisal of judgments of Indian Courts that have led to the change and development in the legal position• Critically examines the provisions relating to Evidence law not only in India but also in the countries like United Kingdom, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Ceylon -
Supreme Court of Forest Conservation
650.00This book is in response to the continuing demand of lawyers, activists and forest officers across the country to access the orders of the Supreme Court in the Godavarman case. The case, which started in 1995 and continues till this day has served to stir and awaken the environmental movement in the country. Across India, concerned individuals and groups are increasingly relying on the Court in order to protect forests and other natural habitats. Unfortunately, non-implementation and violations of the orders have greatly undermined the success of many of the initiatives. A major reason for the same is the lack of access to and ignorance of relevant orders and judgements of the Apex Court. Despite the plethora of decisions, most remain unreported or even if reported, are beyond the reach of local groups and activists. The present work therefore aims at filling this gap by providing lawyers, activists, organisations and most crucially, the forest department with up-to date judgements and orders (from 1996 to 2006) of the Supreme Court in the Godavarman case as well as the other major forest cases viz. the centre for Environmental Law.
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Tort Liability for Environment Claims in India: A Comparative View
525.00The book analyses’ and highlights the areas of interface between tort law and environmental law in the Indian context. The extent and ambit of engagement between, the two areas of law have been extensively discussed. It emphasizes the inadequacies and gaps within the existing legal liability instruments, establishes that within environmental law arena the boundaries between public and private law have blurred, and argues that civil liability instruments including tort law have a contemporary appeal and potential and can play a positive role to supplement the public law liability tools used to address environmental claims in India. The book shall be of great help to law students and professors, law universities/colleges, law practitioners in the area of environmental law et al.