Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Chennai-Salem Highway Project: Project Director vs. P.V. Krishnamoorthy (2020)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, B.R. Gavai, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Entry 13 of List II, Constitutional Law with Entry 23 of List I, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Judges, Krishna Murari, National Highways Act, 1956, National Highways Act, 1956 with Section 2(2), National Highways Act, 1956 with Section 3A, National Highways Act, 1956 with Section 3D

Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Chennai-Salem Highway Project LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land can be acquired for a new national highway project, and the stage at which environmental clearances are required. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Infrastructure Development. Case Name: The Project Director, Project Implementation Unit vs. P.V. Krishnamoorthy & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 8 December 2020 […]

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Supreme Court Refuses Lease Extension for Obstructed Mining Periods, Orders Refund: Dharmendra Kumar Singh vs. State of UP (28 October 2020)

/ Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ), Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Hrishikesh Roy, Indian Forest Act, 1927, Indian Forest Act, 1927 with Section 20, Indian Forest Act, 1927 with Section 4, Judges, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 with Section 3(e), Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Uttar Pradesh Mining Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963, Uttar Pradesh Mining Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963 with Rule 40(h), Uttar Pradesh Mining Minerals (Concession) Rules, 1963 with Rule 68

Supreme Court Refuses Lease Extension for Obstructed Mining Periods, Orders Refund: Dharmendra Kumar Singh vs. State of UP (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether mining leases should be extended for the period during which operations were halted due to court orders, or if a refund of lease amounts is sufficient. CASE TYPE: Mining Law, Environmental Law Case

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Supreme Court on Liability for Highway Accidents Due to Environmental Damage: NHAI vs. Aam Aadmi Lokmanch (2020)

/ Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 2, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 3, Judges, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 with Section 154, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 15, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 17, Rohinton Fali Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court on Liability for Highway Accidents Due to Environmental Damage: NHAI vs. Aam Aadmi Lokmanch (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Liability for environmental damage and highway safety. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Tort Law, Highway Law Case Name: The Director General (Road Development) National Highways Authority of India vs. Aam Aadmi Lokmanch & Ors. Judgment Date: 14

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Supreme Court Upholds Coastal Zone Regulations in Kerala Backwater Island Resort Case: Kapico Kerala Resorts Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Kerala (2020)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Coastal Regulation Zone, Encroachments, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with CRZ Notification 1991, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with CRZ Notification 2011, Judges, Kerala Land Conservancy Act, 1957, Rohinton Fali Nariman, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Coastal Zone Regulations in Kerala Backwater Island Resort Case Date of the Judgment: January 10, 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 12 Judges: Rohinton Fali Nariman, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a resort be constructed on a backwater island in Kerala, despite Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) restrictions? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court Halts Construction: Environmental Concerns Trump Development Near Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary (5 November 2019)

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Supreme Court Halts Housing Project Near Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary Date of the Judgment: 5 November 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1151 Judges: Arun Mishra, J., M.R. Shah, J., B.R. Gavai, J. (authored by Arun Mishra, J.) Can a housing project be allowed to proceed when it is located a mere 123 meters from a wildlife sanctuary?

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Supreme Court Upholds Sewerage Cess on Industries Discharging Effluents via Common Treatment Plant (2019)

/ Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environmental Law, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1989, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1989 with Section 55, Indira Banerjee, Judges, R. Banumathi, Sewerage Charges, Water Pollution

Supreme Court Upholds Sewerage Cess on Industries Discharging Effluents via Common Treatment Plant (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether industries discharging treated effluents into a common effluent treatment plant are liable to pay sewerage cess. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Water and Sewerage Cess Case Name: Vasant Chemicals Limited vs. The Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply

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Illegal Mining in Forest Areas: Supreme Court Adjudicates on Chhattisgarh Case (14 September 2018)

/ Deepak Gupta, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Environmental Clearance, Environmental Impact Assessment, Forest Conservation Act, Forest Conservation Act with Mining Lease, Illegal Mining, Judges, Madan B. Lokur, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 with Section 5(1), S. Abdul Nazeer

Supreme Court Addresses Illegal Mining in Chhattisgarh Forests Date of the Judgment: 14 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 788 Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J., Deepak Gupta, J. Can mining operations be allowed in forest areas under the guise of a lease? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question

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