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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Legal Metrology Case — Non-Compliance with Sampling Rules. Failure to Follow Section 29(6) of Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and Rule 23 of Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Rules, 1985 Renders Seizure and Prosecution Invalid.

The applicants, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. and its Deputy Company Secretary, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Crimina...

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Supreme Court Bans Mining in Eco-Sensitive Zones Around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. Minimum 1 km Buffer Zone Mandated to Protect Forest Resources and Wildlife Habitat Under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980.

This judgment arises from a series of interlocutory applications in the ongoing T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India public interest litigati...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Telecom Tower Installations on Cooperative Society Rooftops. Held that telecom towers are not structures requiring consent under Section 79A of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, and MCGM circular requiring consent is ultra vires.

The judgment concerns four writ petitions filed by residents and cooperative housing societies challenging the installation of telecom towers on the r...

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Supreme Court Allows JSPL to Transport Iron Ore from SMPL's Lease Area Despite Expired Environmental Clearance. Mining Operations Definition Under Section 3(d) of MMDRA Does Not Include Transportation of Already Mined Minerals, Affirming High Court's Writ of Mandamus.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the State of Odisha against the Orissa High Court's order directing the State to grant transport permi...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Environmental Clearance Case, Quashing National Green Tribunal Order. Mining Lease Upheld as Area Reduction and Proximity to Water Body Complied with EIA Notification 2006 and State Guidelines After Due Process.

The dispute arose from an appeal against a National Green Tribunal order that set aside an Environmental Clearance granted for a mining lease. The app...

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Bombay High Court Invalidates Post Facto CRZ Clearance Policy Issued by Union Government. “Environmental Law Cannot Endorse Post Facto Approvals”

The Bombay High Court addressed the legality of an Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, which allowed ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes NGT Orders Against Defence Establishments for Violation of Natural Justice. Orders passed without hearing the petitioners were set aside as they were contrary to principles of natural justice.

The Union of India and two defence establishments filed a writ petition challenging orders dated 23.09.2021 and 20.05.2022 passed by the National Gree...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes NGT Orders Against Defence Establishments for Violation of Natural Justice. Orders passed without hearing the petitioners were set aside as they were contrary to principles of natural justice.

The Union of India and other defence establishments filed a writ petition before the High Court of Karnataka challenging two orders dated 23.09.2021 a...