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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 Directs Freeze on Mangrove Destruction in Maharashtra and Orders Comprehensive Satellite Mapping to Identify Protection Areas. High Court Recognizes Ecological Importance of Mangroves and Applies Precautionary Principle to Prevent Further Damage Pending Final Adjudication.

The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Bombay Environmental Action Group and another before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, seeking prote...

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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 Directs Deeper SIT Probe and Enforces State Compliance in Jojari River Contamination Case. Court Flags Systemic Regulatory Failures and Orders Invocation of Graver Penal Provisions Under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of alarming environmental contamination in the Jojari River and other water bodies in Rajasthan, reportedly...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows PIL Seeking Remedial Measures Against Illegal Sand Mining and Withdraws Environment Clearance for Non-Compliance. Court Directs State to Formulate Comprehensive Policy and GSEIAA to Re-evaluate Clearance Under Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines.

The Federation of Rainbow Warriors, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Hig...

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Supreme Court Directs Protection of Sacred Groves/Orans in Rajasthan as Deemed Forests Under Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Recognizes Ecological and Cultural Significance of Community-Conserved Forests and Balances Community Rights with Conservation Goals.

The Supreme Court of India was hearing an interlocutory application in the ongoing T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India writ petition, which ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Flyover Construction on Environmental Grounds — Held That Project Did Not Require Environmental Clearance as It Was a Linear Project on Existing Highway.

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the construction of a flyover and road widening project on ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Forest Land Encroachment Notices Under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code and Forest Act. Petitioners Failed to Establish Title or Authorisation for Construction on Government Forest Land.

The petitioners, nine individuals, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging notices issued by the Deputy Conservator of Forests ...