Gauhati High Court division bench closes a PIL raising a contention that the PMKSN’ Scheme has not been effectively implemented and poor genuine farmers have been deprived of their right to obtain financial assistance of PMKSN scheme launched by the Central Government in the year 2019.
The Court can interfere with the policy decision only when it suffers from manifest illegality or is shown to be per se arbitrary. The challenge to the policy decision must be made before the execution of the project, observed the Bench.
The Central Ground Water Authority, constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986, has the mandate of regulating groundwater development, and regulates groundwater extraction by NOCs. However, the relaxation of NOC was not without precedent.
With an integrated approach to improving the quality of life of the rural poor and ensuring effective people's participation, the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs are working to bring about rapid sustainable development and socio-economic transformation in rural India.
The PIL in Gauhati High Court contended that the SLEC is an entity under the State Bamboo Mission (SBM), which again is under the National Bamboo Mission (NBM), which is a Central Government scheme for the purpose of development of bamboo.
The Supreme Court today heard a batch of pleas filed by the Tamil Nadu Government challenging a Madras High Court decision to quash a state quota law that provided 10.5% special reservation to Vanniyars, a most backward community.