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Supreme Court Modifies High Powered Committee Recommendations in Chardham Highway Project Case to Balance Development and Environmental Protection. The court held that widening of highways in ecologically sensitive Himalayan region must be subject to strict environmental safeguards and monitoring.

The case concerns the Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, a project by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to widen approximately 900 km of nat...

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Supreme Court Refers Metro Construction Proposal to Central Empowered Committee for Forest Land Scrutiny. DMRC's Application for Declaration of Non-Forest Areas Deferred Pending Examination Under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Related Environmental Statutes.

The Supreme Court, in its original jurisdiction, considered multiple interlocutory applications (IAs) filed in the long-pending writ petition concerni...

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Supreme Court Allows Steel Plant Operation Under Pollution Board Supervision Pending Environmental Clearance Compliance. The Court held that the High Court erred in discontinuing interim orders allowing operation under Board supervision, balancing environmental protection with livelihood concerns.

The case involves Electrosteel Steels Limited, which owns a 1.5 MTPA integrated steel plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand, employing 3,000 regular and 7,000 co...

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision Quashing Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearances Under EIA Notification 1994. Circular dated 14 May 2002 Allowing Retrospective Clearances Held Invalid as Prior Environmental Clearance is Mandatory Under Section 3 of Environment Protection Act 1986.

The case involves appeals against the judgment of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 8 January 2016, which quashed a circular issued by the Union...