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Supreme Court Orders Central Empowered Committee to Identify Mining Leases Operating in Violation of Environmental and Forest Laws in Odisha. Court Finds Prima Facie Case of Illegal Mining and Directs Preparation of List of Defaulting Lessees for Interim Relief Under Article 32.

The writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution were filed by Common Cause and Prafulla Samantra, alleging rampant illegal mining in the Keonj...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes State Order Permitting Non-Forest Use of Reserved Forest Without Central Approval. Section 28 of Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 Cannot Override Section 2 of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

The petitioner, Gireesh Achar, filed a public interest litigation under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 2...

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Order Quashing Environmental Clearance for Peripheral Ring Road Due to Stale EIA Data. Primary Data Collected Over Three Years Before Submission Invalidates Clearance Under EIA Notification 2006.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 8 February 2019 quashing the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the B...

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Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad Adjudicated a Group of 23 Writ Petitions Against Revenue Authorities. The petitions challenged recovery orders issued by Collectors and Tahsildars, but the substantive judgment content is not present in the extracted text.

The Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad heard a batch of 23 writ petitions filed by individuals against State revenue authorities. The petitions cha...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Forest Rights Claim Under Forest Rights Act, 2006. Cryptic Order Without Reasons Set Aside, Matter Remanded for Fresh Consideration of Application by Korku Tribe Member.

The petitioner, Lalba Nana Bethekar, claiming to be a member of the Korku Scheduled Tribe, filed an application under Section 3 of the Scheduled Tribe...

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Bombay High Court Directs State to Decide Representations of Forest Dwellers Under Forest Rights Act. Petitioners Sought Recognition of Forest Rights and Patta Under Sections 4(3), 4(5), 4(6) of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.

The petitioners, twelve individuals claiming to be forest dwellers, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the State...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Forest Department's Notice on Private Forest Land. Held that lands restored under Section 22A of Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975 retain status of reserved forest under Indian Forest Act, 1927.

The Petitioner, Sinhagad Technical Education Society, claimed ownership of lands bearing Gat Nos. 310 and 311 at village Kusgaon Budruk, Taluka Maval,...

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Supreme Court Upholds Surety's Discharge Under Section 141 of Indian Contract Act When Creditor Parts with Security. Surety Discharged as State Lost Security by Allowing Removal of Forest Produce Without Full Payment, Extinguishing Subrogation Rights.

The dispute arose from a forest contract auction conducted by the Divisional Forest Officer, Hoshangabad Division, for the sale of felled trees. One J...