Supreme Court Refuses to Direct Land Allotment for Lawyers’ Chambers: SCBA vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can issue a writ of mandamus to direct the Union Ministry of Urban Development to allot land for the construction of lawyers’ chambers. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Supreme Court Bar […]
Date of the Judgment: 5 January 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 1 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. (partially dissenting) Can the government proceed with a major infrastructure project despite public concerns and objections? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a challenge to the Central Vista Project, a
Supreme Court Upholds Public Consultation in Delhi Master Plan Amendments: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the reduction of the public consultation period for amendments to the Delhi Master Plan from 90 days to 3 days is valid. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Urban Planning Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union
