Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 Archives

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Single-Use Plastics, Remands Non-Woven Bag Issue: Tamil Nadu Paper Cup vs. State of Tamil Nadu (20 October 2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Single-Use Plastics, Remands Non-Woven Bag Issue: Tamil Nadu Paper Cup vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu government on single-use plastics, including reinforced paper cups and non-woven bags, is legally valid. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law. Case Name: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry […]

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Supreme Court directs implementation of Wildlife Management Plan in Odisha Mining Case (2 March 2022)

March 2, 2022 / B.R. Gavai, Conservation Reserve, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, Environmental Law, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Mining Law, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 with Section 3, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 with Section 36A

Supreme Court directs implementation of Wildlife Management Plan in Odisha Mining Case (2 March 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mining operations can be permitted in the vicinity of an eco-sensitive zone without prior implementation of a Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan and compliance with Section 36A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Wildlife

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Supreme Court Clarifies Environmental Clearance Norms for Highway Expansion Projects: National Highways Authority of India vs. Pandarinathan Govindarajulu & Anr. (2021) INSC 21

January 19, 2021 / Ajay Rastogi, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 3, Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Notification dated 14.09.2006, Notification dated 22.08.2013, Notifications

Supreme Court Clarifies Environmental Clearance Norms for Highway Expansion Projects Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 21 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can highway expansion projects be divided into smaller segments to avoid environmental clearances? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question,

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Supreme Court Upholds Bank Guarantee Invocation in Pollution Control Case: Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board vs. CCL Products (India) Limited (22 July 2019)

July 22, 2019 / Compliance, Contract Law, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, Environmental Law, Independent Contracts, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Pollution Control, Standards, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974

Supreme Court Upholds Bank Guarantee Invocation in Pollution Control Case Date of the Judgment: 22 July 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No 7005 of 2017 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Indira Banerjee, J. The judgment was authored by Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. The Supreme Court of India recently addressed whether a bank guarantee

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