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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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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Adjudicated Three Writ Petitions Involving Ownership and Compensation for Land at Village Ulwe. The Petitions Raised Issues Under the Inam Abolition Act, Land Acquisition Act, and the Indian Forest Act Regarding Vesting, Compensation, and Restoration of Possession.

The dispute arose from three writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court concerning land bearing Survey No. 51/0 at village Ulwe, Taluka Panvel,...

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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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High Court of Karnataka Examines Interplay Between Sections 14A of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 and Section 109 of Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 in Layout Approval Dispute

This matter concerns a writ petition filed by a House Building Co-operative Society against the Mandya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the Stat...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Rule 8(1)(a) of Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 as Ultra Vires Section 10A(2)(c) of MMDR Act. Rule restricting transfer of mining leases to minerals not specified in First Schedule held inconsistent with parent Act.

The judgment concerns a batch of writ petitions challenging the validity of Rule 8(1)(a) of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy M...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Chief Secretary's Order in Water Release PIL for Kumbhmela. Court holds that release of water from Gangapur Dam for holy baths during drought must comply with Government Resolution prioritizing drinking water.

The petitioner, Hiralal Motilal Desarda, a professor and activist, filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the State Government's decision to r...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Challenge to Rule 8(1)(a) of Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 by Mining Lessees. Rule requiring prior approval for transfer of mining leases for minerals not in First Schedule to MMDR Act held intra vires and not inconsistent with Section 10A(2)(c) of Amendment Act 2015.

The petitioners, holders of mining leases for minerals not specified in the First Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act,...