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Supreme Court of India: Judgment on Regulation and Approval of Genetically Modified Crops. Ensuring adherence to environmental safety, legal standards, and public health in the approval process for GM crops in India.

The Supreme Court of India concerning various writ petitions filed in public interest related to the regulation and approval of Genetically Modified (...

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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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Bombay High Court Reconsiders Interim Directions on River Bed Use for Warkari Pilgrims in Manual Scavenging PIL. Environmental Protection vs Religious Practices - Court to Modify Order Dated 24th December 2014 Based on NEERI Recommendations.

This is a public interest litigation concerning manual scavenging, but the present order deals with interim directions regarding the use of the river ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Change of Land Use for Cement Plant in Sangrur Due to Violation of Master Plan and Environmental Norms Under PRTPD Act and Pollution Control Regulations

The Supreme Court heard civil appeals arising from Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) and writ petitions challenging a Change of Land Use (CLU) granted fo...

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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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Supreme Court Quashes NGT Orders in Auroville Township Case, Upholds Statutory Master Plan. Court Reiterates Jurisdictional Limits of NGT and Emphasizes Sustainable Development in Auroville Township Dispute

Jurisdictional Limits of NGT: The NGT can only exercise jurisdiction when a substantial question relating to the environment arises from the implement...

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision Quashing Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearances Under EIA Notification 1994. Circular dated 14 May 2002 Allowing Retrospective Clearances Held Invalid as Prior Environmental Clearance is Mandatory Under Section 3 of Environment Protection Act 1986.

The case involves appeals against the judgment of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 8 January 2016, which quashed a circular issued by the Union...