Supreme CourtEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawMineral Resources LawWater Resources and Wetlands LawWildlife and Plants LawSupreme Court Orders Management Plan and Halts New Mining Leases in Aravali Until Scientific MPSM Is FinalisedA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria heard pleas arising out of long‑running public interest litigationNov 21, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAir Quality LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawForest Resources LawWildlife and Plants LawSupreme Court Directs Ecological Restoration of Corbett and Permits Regulated Tiger Safaris Only in Non‑forest or Degraded Buffer AreasA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Augustine George Masih and A.S. Chandurkar heard applications arising from the long‑running IN RE: CoNov 19, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawLimitation for NGT Appeal Starts from Earliest Communication of Environmental Clearance, Says Supreme CourtA Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar heard an appeal by the Talli Gram Panchayat challenging the National Green TribNov 19, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAir Quality LawBusiness and Financial Crimes LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawForest Resources LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawWildlife and Plants LawTiger Safaris Not Permitted in Core Habitats; Corbett Restoration and ESZ Notifications DirectedA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Augustine George Masih and A.S. Chandurkar heard the consolidated proceedings arising from writ petitNov 18, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCourts and JudiciaryEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawFederal StructureImpact Assessment LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court recalls May 16 order on ex‑post facto environmental clearances; restores petitions for fresh hearingA three‑Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K. Vinod Chandran heard a review petition bNov 18, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAcquisition, Requisition, Eminent Domain and NationalisationConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCourts and JudiciaryEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawForest Resources LawReal Property LawRevenueTax and Revenue LawWildlife and Plants LawSupreme Court Holds Service of Section 35(3) Notice Mandatory for Vesting Under Maharashtra Private Forests LawA bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale heard appeals challenging Bombay High Court orders that sustained revenue mutations and annotatNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawForest Resources LawLand Use and Zoning LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawReal Property LawWildlife and Plants LawBench Directs Statutory Ridge Management Board Under EP Act; Declares Single‑Window Role, Removal of Encroachments and Morphological Ridge IdentificationA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran heard consolidated proceedings concerning the protection, management and permissibleNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court holds General Conditions in EIA Schedule do not apply to Building and Township projects; upholds 2025 clarificationA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard appeals by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), GodrNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawForest Resources LawLand Use and Zoning LawReal Property LawSupreme Court Holds 37.5-Acre Coffee and Cardamom Estate Exempt from Vesting Under Kerala Private Forests ActA bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice N.V. Anjaria heard appeals from two consolidated High Court of Kerala judgments which had affirmed the FoNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawIndividual Rights LawMineral Resources LawPublic Health and Welfare LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court affirms interim coal pricing power of coal companies and denies refund to non-core linked consumersA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard an appeal by Coal India Ltd. and its subsidiaries against a Division Bench of the Calcutta HNov 11, 2025•3 min