Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions in Goa Mining Case: Vedanta Ltd. vs. Goa Foundation (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Review of a judgment concerning mining leases in Goa. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Mining Law. Case Name: Vedanta Ltd. vs. The Goa Foundation & Ors. [Judgment Date]: July 9, 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 9, 2021 […]
Supreme Court Orders Protection of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican Date of the Judgment: 19 April 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 217 Judges: S. A. Bobde (Chief Justice of India), A.S. Bopanna J., and V. Ramasubramanian J. Can India’s endangered bird species be saved from extinction? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question
Supreme Court Permits Registration of BS-IV Vehicles for Public Utility and Educational Purposes: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2021) Date of the Judgment: 09 April 2021 The Supreme Court of India, in a series of applications within the ongoing case of M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India, addressed the registration of Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV)
Supreme Court forms Expert Committee to Decide on Felling of Trees for Development Projects (25 March 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Balancing development with environmental protection in projects requiring tree felling. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Association for Protection of Democratic Rights & Anr. vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Judgment Date: 25 March
Supreme Court on Limitation for NGT Appeals: Sridevi Datla vs. Union of India (2021) Date of the Judgment: 2 March 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 106 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can an appeal to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) be dismissed solely on the grounds of delay, even if the delay
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,
Date of the Judgment: 5 January 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 1 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. (partially dissenting) Can the government proceed with a major infrastructure project despite public concerns and objections? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a challenge to the Central Vista Project, a
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in Turtle seizure case: Titty Alias George Kurian vs. The Deputy Range Forest Officer (2020) INSC 516 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the seizure of an ‘Indian Flap Shell Turtle’ constitutes an offense under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, if that specific species is not
Supreme Court permits registration of BS-IV vehicles for essential services: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether BS-IV compliant vehicles used for essential services can be registered despite restrictions on such vehicles. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Public Interest Litigation. Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India Judgment Date: November 2, 2020
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for challenging wetland reclamation orders: Thomas Lawrence vs. State of Kerala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Procedure for challenging orders related to wetland reclamation. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Thomas Lawrence vs. The State of Kerala & Ors. [Judgment Date]: October 29, 2020 Date of the Judgment: October 29, 2020 Citation: (2020)
Supreme Court overturns Kerala High Court order for load test on Palarivattom Flyover: State of Kerala vs. RDS Project Limited (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can interfere with the decision of the State Government based on the report of an expert committee, by directing a load test, when the government has already decided
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
