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Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Forest Conservation Case Against Railway Land Development. NGT's Finding That Land Is Not Forest Land Under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 Upheld, as Appellants Failed to Prove Land Met Statutory Definition and Provided Unauthorized Evidence.

20 Mar 2026

The appeal arose from a judgment of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dismissing an original application challenging a Request for Proposal (RFP) issu...

High Court

High Court Grants Permission for Construction of Berthing Jetty and Cement Plant in CRZ Area, Subject to Environmental Safeguards. Balancing Development and Ecology: High Court Approves Adani Cementation’s Project with Strict Compliance Conditions

5 Mar 2025

Sustainable Development: The court reiterated the principle of sustainable development, holding that economic development and environmental protection...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Violation of Ridge Protection Order — No Wilful Disobedience Found as DDA Sought Prior Approval and Court Subsequently Permitted Road Construction. The Court held that the 09.05.1996 order did not create an absolute bar on development but required prior approval from Ridge Management Board and Central Empowered Committee, which was obtained.

1 Jan 2025

The Supreme Court dismissed a contempt petition filed by Bindu Kapurea alleging wilful disobedience of the Court's order dated 09.05.1996 in MC Mehta ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Institutionalizes Central Empowered Committee as Permanent Statutory Body Under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The Court approved a notification constituting the CEC for monitoring compliance of environmental orders and directed that dissenting opinions be reported to ensure transparency.

31 Jan 2024

The judgment arises from the Supreme Court's ongoing supervision in the T.N. Godavarman case concerning environmental protection. The Central Empowere...

Supreme Court

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.

3 Jun 2022

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

Supreme Court

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.

14 Dec 2021

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...

Supreme Court

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.

29 Nov 2021

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

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Appeal in National Green Tribunal Jurisdiction Dispute Over Forest Clearances. The Court held that the National Green Tribunal must entertain an original application under Section 14(1) of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 when no order under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 exists, as Stage-I Forest Clearance alone does not trigger appellate jurisdiction under Section 16(e).

16 Nov 2021

The dispute arose from a challenge by Citizens for Green Doon, an environmental group, against Stage-I Forest Clearances and a Wildlife Clearance issu...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief in Public Interest Litigation to Protect Endangered Birds from Power Line Collisions. The court directed undergrounding of power lines where feasible and installation of bird divertors, emphasizing the State's duty under Article 21 of the Constitution and ecocentric principles to prevent extinction of the Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican.

19 Apr 2021

The judgment arose from a public interest writ petition filed by environmentalists seeking to protect the Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican, tw...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Directs Expert Appraisal Committee to Revisit Environmental Clearance for Greenfield Airport at Mopa, Goa, Balancing Development and Biodiversity Concerns in Western Ghats. The Court suspends the environmental clearance pending fresh appraisal by the EAC, emphasizing the need to preserve forests, ecologically sensitive areas, and water channels.

23 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court of India was hearing a Miscellaneous Application filed by the Union of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (M...

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