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 […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Forest Land Definition Under Punjab Land Preservation Act and Forest Conservation Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land covered under a special order issued by the Government of Haryana under Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 (PLPA) is considered “forest land” under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law,
Supreme Court Directs DMRC to Seek Approvals for Metro Construction on Forest Land: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether certain areas in Delhi, including roadside plantations and areas along the Ridge, qualify as “forest land” requiring prior approval for non-forest use under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. CASE TYPE: Environmental
Supreme Court Upholds NGT Order: Illegal Hotel Demolition in Himachal Pradesh Forest Land LEGAL ISSUE: Violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 by constructing a hotel on forest land designated for a bus stand and parking. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Himachal Pradesh Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (HPBSM&DA) vs. The Central Empowered
Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision on Forest Land Classification in Uttarakhand LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land recorded as ‘banjar’ (barren) in revenue records can be classified as a ‘deemed forest’ under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Chandra Prakash Budakoti vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 October 2019
Supreme Court directs Collector to Monitor Water Usage for Industrial Purposes in Tamil Nadu Date of the Judgment: 4 February 2019 Citation: M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corpn. Ltd. vs S. Joel & Ors. (2019) INSC 68 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can water, diverted from forest land for drinking purposes,
Supreme Court Clarifies “Forest Land” Under Punjab Land Preservation Act: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land notified under the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 is to be treated as forest land. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 11 September 2018
