2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 3
2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 3: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Forest Act, Motor Vehicles Act, NI Act, Commercial Courts Act, and IBC.
Forest Act
Supreme Court directs Centre to constitute Delhi Ridge Management Board; highlights need for its statutory backing for effective functioning
Delhi Ridge acts as the green lungs of the city, especially in the present conditions of increased pollution. Therefore, the Delhi Ridge Management Board needs to actively work towards protecting and preserving the Delhi Ridge after its due identification.
“Lamentable illustration of classic administrative lethargy”: Punjab and Haryana HC rebukes State’s failure to notify Morni Hills as Reserved Forest since 1987
“To permit nearly four decades to elapse without any discernible, substantive action flowing from a statutory declaration is, to put it mildly, an affront to the principles of effective governance and a manifest failure at the end of concerned officers, both statutory and constitutional.”
MP High Court strikes down notification exempting 62 Species of ‘Forest Produce’ from Transit Rules
“Right to life is deeply entrenched in the protection and conservation of environment, forests, and all the natural resources of the State, as a facet of Article 21 read with 48-A of the Constitution of India.”
Notification declaring land as reserved forest issued in accordance with law and published, cannot be held illegal in suit for permanent injunction: Allahabad HC
“Once the provisions of the Forest Act, 1927 have not been challenged and are valid, the operation of the same cannot be ignored.”
Uninformed HC directed return of seized rosewood logs and lorry already sold by State; Supreme Court remits matter back to HC
The Supreme Court regarded the same to be a lapse on part of the state for not apprising the High Court of the true and up-to-date facts at the time of final hearing and remitted the matter back to the High Court for being examined afresh.
Whether a constable can be reinstated in the Police force on his acquittal in the criminal case? Supreme Court answers
Supreme Court reiterates that mere acquittal does not entitle an employee to reinstatement in service. The acquittal must be honourable.
Explained | Is land covered under Section 4 of Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 a ‘forest land’ under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980?
“The Supreme Court held that the lands covered by the special orders issued under Section 4 of PLPA have all the trappings of forest lands within the meaning of Section 2 of the 1980 Forest Act and, therefore, the State Government or competent authority cannot permit its use for non-forest activities without the prior approval of the Central Government with effect from 25-10-1980.”
Mining Tycoon G. Janardhan Reddy to remain out of Karnataka’s Bellary, 2 AP Districts after Nov 7 till conclusion of trial; Trial to be concluded within 6 months ‘without fail’: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Krishna Murari has allowed mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy to stay at Bellary upto
Cal HC | Court orders release of vehicles confiscated under the Indian Forest Act with unprecedented observations
Calcutta High Court: Rabindranath Samanta, J. allowed a criminal revision petition which was filed aggrieved by the order of Magistrate wherein he