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A PIL was filed by Medha Patkar in 2024 seeking registration of land plots allotted to persons displaced by the Narmada Dam project, since the allotment letters had not been registered as formal title deeds since 20+ years.
The Court held that decisions relating to eligibility criteria, age limits, and closure of registrations fall within the executive policy domain of the State and are not amenable to judicial review in the absence of arbitrariness, statutory violation, or unconstitutionality.
The respondent stated the petition is premature since ED already filed proper applications about search, seizure, and property attachment. Therefore, the Court stated that petitioner can raise all objections, including legality, before the adjudicating authority under PMLA.
The respondents contended that there was a possibility of manipulation of the original relevant record relating to the tender of laying a separate drinking water pipeline in Bhagirathpura and sample reports of M.P. Pollution Control Board.
On 08-12-2025, the Court took suo motu cognizance of the illegal sale and use of Chinese Nylon Thread (Manjha), which was causing injuries and casualties.
The Court remarked that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to clean drinking water, and these petitions fell within the ambit of a public health emergency enshrined under Article 21.