Joshimath

The recent disaster in Uttarakhand has revealed the need for compensation. India lacks a firm policy and methodology in this regard and ensuring the legal rights of the affected people.

Supreme Court refuses to declare Joshimath land subsidence as natural disaster, tells petitioner to approach Uttarakhand High Court

Uttarakhand government tells Delhi High Court that efforts were underway to relocate people from disaster-prone Joshimath, rehabilitation package prepared

The Supreme Court today ...

Shankaracharya of Joshimath, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Saturday filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court, seeking declaration of land subsidence incidents at Joshimath as National Disaster