Environmental Law

Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Vedanta’s Copper Plant for Environmental Violations: Vedanta Limited vs. State of Tamil Nadu (29 February 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Vedanta’s Copper Plant for Environmental Violations Date of the Judgment: 29 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 175 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, J B Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J. Can a company continue to operate a polluting industrial plant despite repeated violations of environmental norms? The Supreme Court of […]

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Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order for Lack of Due Process in Environmental Case

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Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order for Lack of Due Process in Environmental Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can pass an order without issuing notice to the affected parties. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law. Case Name: Veena Gupta & Anr. vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Ors. Judgment Date: January 30, 2024

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Supreme Court Upholds Goa’s Forest Identification Criteria in Goa Foundation vs. Union of India (24 January 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Goa’s Forest Identification Criteria in Goa Foundation vs. Union of India (2024) Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 59 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., Aravind Kumar, J., and Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can a state be compelled to change its criteria for identifying forests based on a central agency’s

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power in Town Planning, Overturns NGT Orders: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power in Town Planning, Overturns NGT Orders: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can direct a state government on how to exercise its legislative powers in town planning. CASE TYPE: Town and Country Planning Law, Environmental Law Case Name: State

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Supreme Court Directs Phasing Out of Diesel Vehicles at Inland Container Depots: Container Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Ajay Khera & Ors. (2024) INSC 31 (11 January 2024)

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Supreme Court Directs Phasing Out of Diesel Vehicles at Inland Container Depots: Container Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Ajay Khera & Ors. (2024) INSC 31 (11 January 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Environmental pollution caused by heavy-duty vehicles at Inland Container Depots (ICDs). CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Container Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Ajay Khera

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Supreme Court Upholds Prosecution Despite Ex-Post Facto Consent in Environmental Law Case: M/s Sweta Estate Pvt. Ltd. vs. Haryana State Pollution Control Board (2023) INSC 999 (10 November 2023)

/ Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Environmental Law, Environmental Law with Section 21, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

Supreme Court Upholds Prosecution Despite Ex-Post Facto Consent in Environmental Law Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an ex-post facto Consent to Establish (CTE) under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 can absolve a company from prior violations. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name:

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Supreme Court emphasizes Natural Justice in NGT Fly Ash Case: Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station vs. Ashwani Kumar Dubey & Ors. (2023) INSC 618 (05 July 2023)

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Supreme Court emphasizes Natural Justice in NGT Fly Ash Case Date of the Judgment: 05 July 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 618 Judges: B.V. Nagarathna J., Prashant Kumar Mishra J. Can an environmental tribunal issue binding directions without giving the affected parties a chance to respond to expert reports? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court sets aside NGT order for violating natural justice in Singrauli Thermal Power case (2023)

/ Environmental Law, Environmental Pollution, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 with Section 19(1), Principles of Natural Justice, Thermal Power Plants

Supreme Court sets aside NGT order for violating natural justice in Singrauli Thermal Power case (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) violated principles of natural justice by not allowing parties to object to an expert committee report before issuing directions. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Pet-Coke Allocation Based on Initial Capacity: Sanvira Industries vs. Rain CII Carbon (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Pet-Coke Allocation Based on Initial Capacity: Sanvira Industries vs. Rain CII Carbon (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the allocation of imported raw pet-coke (RPC) should be based on the production capacity of a company at the time of the Supreme Court’s initial order or on a later enhanced capacity. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law,

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Supreme Court Upholds Pet-Coke Allocation Based on Original Capacity: Sanvira Industries vs. Rain CII Carbon (2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Pet-Coke Allocation Based on Original Capacity: Sanvira Industries vs. Rain CII Carbon (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the allocation of imported raw pet-coke (RPC) should be based on the production capacity of a company at the time of the Supreme Court’s initial order, or on a later claimed enhanced capacity. CASE TYPE: Environmental

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Supreme Court Clarifies Mining Ban in Eco-Sensitive Zones: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India (28 April 2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Mining Ban in Eco-Sensitive Zones: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the extent of mining restrictions in Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) around protected areas. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law. Case Name: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India. [Judgment Date]: 28 April 2023 Date of the Judgment: 28

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Supreme Court clarifies mining restrictions in Eco-Sensitive Zones: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India (28 April 2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Mining Restrictions in Eco-Sensitive Zones Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 442 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can mining activities be permitted in an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) if it is beyond one kilometer from a protected area? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this

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