Environmental Law

Supreme Court Mandates Compensation and Ecological Reversal in Vellore Tannery Pollution Case (2025)

/ Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, J.B. Pardiwala, Judges, Polluter Pays Principle, Precautionary Principle, Public Trust Doctrine, R. Mahadevan, Right to Healthy Environment, Sustainable Development, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 with Section 24, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 with Section 25, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 with Section 26

LEGAL ISSUE: Liability for environmental damage and the extent of compensation in cases of continuing pollution. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Vellore District Environment Monitoring Committee vs. The District Collector, Vellore District & Others; All India Skin and Hide Tanners and Merchants Association vs. Loss of Ecology (Prevention & Compensation Authority) […]

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Sacred Groves as Forests: Supreme Court Orders Protection of Rajasthan’s Orans in Landmark Judgment (18 December 2024)

/ Biodiversity Protection, Community Conservation, Environmental Law, Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Forest Conservation Act, 1980 with Section 2, Sacred Groves

Supreme Court Directs Protection of Sacred Groves in Rajasthan as Forests (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Protection of sacred groves and their recognition as forests under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 18 December 2024 Date of the

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Supreme Court quashes NGT order on no-development zone near Gokulpur Talab: S.N. Dubey vs. Raman Khandelwal (2024) INSC 931 (28 November 2024)

/ Due Process, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Law, Environmental Law with National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, Independent Assessment, National Green Tribunal, Procedure Law, Tribunal Procedure

Supreme Court quashes NGT order on no-development zone near Gokulpur Talab: S.N. Dubey vs. Raman Khandelwal (2024) INSC 931 (28 November 2024) Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 931 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a tribunal base its decision solely on a report from a court-appointed commissioner, without

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Supreme Court Quashes NGT Order on No-Development Zone in Jabalpur: S.N. Dubey vs. Raman Khandelwal (2024)

/ Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Law, Judicial Review, National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 14, No-Development Zone

Supreme Court Quashes NGT Order on No-Development Zone in Jabalpur: S.N. Dubey vs. Raman Khandelwal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can declare an area as a no-development zone based solely on a Court Commissioner’s report without independent consideration of the objections raised by the parties. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law. Case Name:

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Supreme Court quashes NGT order for violating natural justice: Grasim Industries vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024)

/ Environmental Law, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, Natural Justice, Principles of Natural Justice

Supreme Court quashes NGT order for violating natural justice: Grasim Industries vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can pass an order without impleading an affected party and relying on an outsourced expert opinion, thereby violating the principles of natural justice. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Grasim

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Supreme Court quashes NGT order imposing penalty without proper assessment: Benzo Chem Industrial vs. Arvind Manohar Mahajan (2024)

/ Environmental Compliance, Environmental Law, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 15, Penalty Assessment, Principles of Natural Justice

Supreme Court quashes NGT order imposing penalty without proper assessment: Benzo Chem Industrial vs. Arvind Manohar Mahajan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can impose a penalty for environmental damage without proper assessment and in violation of the principles of natural justice. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Benzo Chem Industrial Private

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Supreme Court allows operation of Pune Garbage Processing Plant: Pune Municipal Corporation vs. Sus Road Baner Vikas Manch (2024) INSC 682 (12 September 2024)

/ Environmental Law, Environmental Law with Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environmental Law with Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 with Section 28, Solid Waste Management

Supreme Court allows operation of Pune Garbage Processing Plant: Pune Municipal Corporation vs. Sus Road Baner Vikas Manch (2024) INSC 682 (12 September 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a garbage processing plant (GPP) established before the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 came into force, is governed by the 2000 Rules or the 2016 Rules, and whether

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Supreme Court Directs Consideration of Resort Construction in Pachmarhi: Shewalkar Developers vs. Union of India (16 May 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environmental Law, Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Supreme Court Directs Consideration of Resort Construction in Pachmarhi: Shewalkar Developers vs. Union of India LEGAL ISSUE: Whether permission for construction of a health/eco-resort can be denied based on the pendency of a writ appeal concerning title of the land and applicability of the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) notification. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Land Law Case

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Supreme Court Quashes Exemption for Ordinary Earth Extraction in Linear Projects: Noble M. Paikada vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 241 (21 March 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 3, Environmental Clearances, Environmental Law, Sustainable Development

Supreme Court Quashes Exemption for Ordinary Earth Extraction in Linear Projects LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the exemption granted to extraction of ordinary earth for linear projects from the requirement of prior environmental clearance is valid. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Noble M. Paikada vs. Union of India [Judgment Date]: 21 March 2024 Introduction Date of

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Great Indian Bustard Conservation vs. Renewable Energy: Supreme Court Modifies Order on Power Lines (21 March 2024)

/ Climate Change, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Energy Conservation Act 2001, Section 14(w), Environmental Law, Fundamental Rights, Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972

Supreme Court Modifies Order on Overhead Power Lines to Protect Great Indian Bustard and Promote Renewable Energy Date of the Judgment: 21 March 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 280 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, J B Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J Can the urgent need to protect critically endangered species like the Great Indian Bustard

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Supreme Court directs survey of mining leases in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 267 (14 March 2024)

/ Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Comprehensive Environment Plans for the Mining Impact Zone (CEPMIZ), Environmental Law, Environmental Protection, Implementation of Court Orders, Mining Law, Mining Leases, Monitoring Committee, Production Ceilings, Reclamation and Rehabilitation Plans (R&R Plans), Supreme Court Orders

Supreme Court directs survey of mining leases in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya vs. State of Karnataka (2024) INSC 267 (14 March 2024) Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 267 Judges: Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice M.M. Sundresh, and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can the Supreme Court intervene to ensure

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Supreme Court Directs Restoration of Corbett Tiger Reserve, Quashes 2019 Tiger Safari Guidelines: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 48-A, Constitutional Law with Article 51-A(g), Fundamental Duties, National Parks and Sanctuaries, Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 with Section 38I, Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 with Section 38O

Supreme Court Directs Restoration of Corbett Tiger Reserve, Quashes 2019 Tiger Safari Guidelines: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The legality of establishing tiger safaris within tiger reserves and the extent of permissible construction and tree felling in such areas. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Wildlife Protection Case Name: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad

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