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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 ...

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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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"Supreme Court of India Resolves Complexities in Taxation of Mineral Rights" "Judgment Clarifies Legislative Powers and the Nature of Royalty in Mining Sector"

The Supreme Court of India addressed a significant dispute regarding the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States, specific...

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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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Bombay High Court Holds Civil Court Cannot Regularise Encroachment on Forest Land in Contravention of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Government Resolution of 1979 Cannot Override Section 2 of the Act.

This is a reference made by the Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Kannad under Section 113 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking answers to ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Water Cess Levy on Industrial Groundwater Use. Levy under Section 12 of Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976 is compensatory and regulatory, not a tax, and validly imposed on industries drawing groundwater for commercial purposes.

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed by industrial companies—BILT Graphic Paper Products Ltd., UltraTech CemCo Ltd., and Associated Ceme...