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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)

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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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Supreme Court permits ex post facto Environmental Clearance for Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities: D. Swamy vs. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (22 September 2022)

/ Bio-Medical Waste Treatment, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 3, Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, Environmental Law, Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance, General Clauses Act, 1897, General Clauses Act, 1897 with Section 21, Indira Banerjee, J. K. Maheshwari, Judges

Supreme Court permits ex post facto Environmental Clearance for Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities: D. Swamy vs. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility can operate without prior Environmental Clearance (EC). CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, National Green Tribunal Act. Case Name: D. Swamy vs. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

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Supreme Court allows operation of units pending environmental clearance: M/S Pahwa Plastics vs. Dastak NGO (2022)

/ Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 with Section 16, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 with Section 17, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 with Section 18, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 3, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 5, Indira Banerjee, J.K. Maheshwari, Judges

Supreme Court Allows Operation of Units Pending Environmental Clearance: M/S Pahwa Plastics vs. Dastak NGO (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an establishment can operate while awaiting ex post facto Environmental Clearance (EC). CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: M/S Pahwa Plastics Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. vs. Dastak NGO and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 25 March 2022 Date

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Order on Mount Abu Eco-Sensitive Zone: Pragnesh Shah vs. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Order on Mount Abu Eco-Sensitive Zone: Pragnesh Shah vs. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has the jurisdiction to direct amendments to a Zonal Master Plan (ZMP) within an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) and whether the NGT correctly applied the precautionary principle in upholding the

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Order on Mount Abu Eco-Sensitive Zone: Pragnesh Shah vs. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma (12 January 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds NGT Order on Mount Abu Eco-Sensitive Zone: Pragnesh Shah vs. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma (2022) Date of the Judgment: 12 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 31 Judges: Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and A S Bopanna, J Can developmental activities be restricted in an area declared as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ)

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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

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

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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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