Ex-Post Environmental Clearances
Case BriefsSupreme Court

CREDAI had filed a petition seeking review of the Vanashakti judgment that had barred post-facto ECs, putting certain ongoing or completed projects without prior EC at risk of demolition.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Water bodies belong to the society. Their ownership may technically rest in local bodies/departments/government. But they are a gift of nature and have to be available not only for human beings but also animals and birds.”

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Indira Banerjee*and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ., held that although to protect future generations and to ensure

Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Deliberative democracy accentuates the right of participation in deliberation, in decision-making, and in contestation of public decision-making.”

Case BriefsSupreme Court

What purpose will a public interest proceeding serve if the fulfilment of one notion of public interest leads to a clear subjugation of another legitimate action of the State taken in public interest concerning project of national importance touching upon democratic polity.

NGT
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member) and Dr Satyawan Singh

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gujarat High Court: Biren Vaishnav J., allowed the petition to grant necessary clearance within the stipulated time for quarry lease under Mines