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Environment (Protection) Act

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SANDEEP DHONDIBA MOREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

RULE ABSOLUTE

Petitioner Sandeep Dhondiba More challenged his detention order dated 09.02.2026 issued by the District Magistrate, Nanded, under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug‑Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons …

SACHIN BHASKAR KAMBALEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

APPLICATION ALLOWED

The applicant, a driver of a dumper, was intercepted while transporting sand without a permit and was convicted under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code for theft. The prosecution failed to prove that the sand belonged to the State Government or that it was dishonestly removed from any person's …

Karu YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, Karu Yadav and Mukesh Kumar, were arrested in connection with an FIR alleging illegal sand mining and were charged under several sections of the Bihar National Security (BNS) Act and Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act. They applied for pre‑arrest bail, contending that the …

Mukesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, Karu Yadav and Mukesh Kumar, were arrested in connection with an FIR alleging illegal sand mining and were charged under several sections of the Bihar National Security (BNS) Act and Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act. They applied for pre‑arrest bail, contending that the …

Vyas RayversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Petitioners Vyas Ray and Mosahib Ray were arrested on 7 April 2026 in connection with an alleged illegal excavation of soil amounting to about 1.67 lakh cubic feet, alleged under Sections 303(3) and 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, Section 56 of the Bihar Mining Act and Rule 15 of the …

Bhola @ ShamimuddinversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioners, a group of individuals from Ward No. 11, Araria, sought bail fearing arrest in a case concerning illegal sand mining. The prosecution alleged that during a raid on 5 December 2024, the petitioners were involved in the forcible release of seized tractors and assault on police, …

PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONversusSUS ROAD BANER VIKAS MANCH AND OTHERS

2024 INSC 682Appeal(s) allowed

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and its concessionaire Noble Exchange set up a Garbage Processing Plant (GPP) at Baner, Pune under a 2005 development plan that reserved the land for such a facility. The plant was authorized under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 …

K.T.V. HEALTH FOOD PVT. LTD.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS

2023 INSC 91Case Partly allowed

K.T.V. Health Food Pvt. Ltd. sought to continue operating a storage terminal and an underground pipeline for edible oil imported through Chennai Port. The Union of India, invoking the 2011 Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification under the Environment Protection Act, granted post‑facto clearance …

JAL MAHAL RESORTS P. LTD.versusK.P. SHARMA & ORS.

2014 INSC 342Case Partly allowed

The Supreme Court examined the validity of a 100‑acre lease granted by the Rajasthan government to Jal Mahal Resorts for 99 years to develop the Mansagar Lake precinct. It held that the lease was not obtained through mala‑fide conduct, that only 8.65 acres classified as lake‑bed must be returned to …

LAXMI NARAIN MODIversusUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

2013 INSC 575Hearing Adjourned

The Supreme Court, hearing Laxmi Narain Modi v. Union of India (Writ Petition (C) No. 309 of 2003), examined whether State Committees constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2000 were functioning effectively and whether the states had complied with earlier …

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTIONversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2012 INSC 593Disposed off

The Supreme Court, on its own motion, took notice of press reports of numerous deaths and inadequate facilities during the 2012 Amarnath Yatra. It issued notices to the Union of India, the State of Jammu & Kashmir and the Amarnath Shrine Board, and constituted a Special High Powered Committee (SHPC) …

KALYANESHWARIversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2011 INSC 60Disposed off

The NGO Kalyaneshwari filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking a mandamus to ban all mining and manufacturing of asbestos in India and to set up a committee for victim identification. The Court examined whether it could legislate a ban, whether the petition was a bona fide public‑interest …

T.N. GODAVARAMAN THIRUMULPADversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2008 INSC 917IA disposed

The Supreme Court considered an interlocutory application filed by Sterlite Industries (Siil) seeking clarification on the rehabilitation package and the proposed transfer of the Niyamgiri bauxite mining lease to a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as suggested by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC). …

RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCEversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

2007 INSC 897Disposed off

The Supreme Court, hearing Writ Petition (Civil) No. 657 of 1995 filed by the Research Foundation for Science, examined the recurring environmental and occupational hazards associated with ship‑breaking activities at Alang. The Court noted that the controversy over the ship Clemenceau had been …

A.P. POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDversusPROF. M.V. NA YUDU (RETD.) AND OTHERS

1999 INSC 24Directions issued

The Supreme Court considered appeals filed by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board challenging the High Court's order granting consent to a company to set up a castor‑oil derivatives plant near the Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar catchment areas. The Board argued that the industry fell in the …

M.C. MEHTA ETC. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ETC. ETC.

1992 INSC 167Hearing Adjourned

The Supreme Court entertained writ petitions filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta under Article 32, seeking relief from severe air pollution caused by mechanical stone crushers operating in Delhi and adjoining areas of Haryana. The petitioners alleged that the stone‑dust and smoke emitted by …