Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

The State of Maharashtra filed an application seeking to modify the Supreme Court's directions dated 22 May 2025 concerning the Zudpi Jungle Lands. The Court had earlier declared fragmented land parcels as protected forest and granted a one‑time exemption for certain encroachments covering 10,365.049 hectares. Maharash…

The Supreme Court considered an interlocutory application filed by environmental activist T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad seeking protection for the sacred groves, known as Orans, in Rajasthan. The Court examined the statutory framework, including the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 (as amended in 2023), the Wildlife Protect…

The Supreme Court considered a writ petition filed by Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) seeking to quash the Ministry of Environment and Forests' (MoEF) order rejecting Stage‑II forest clearance for diversion of 660.749 hectares of forest land for a bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills. The Court examined whethe…

The Hospitality Association of Mudumalai and other private land owners challenged the Tamil Nadu Government's notification of an elephant corridor on the Sigur Plateau, arguing that the corridor was not scientifically justified and that the State lacked statutory authority to create it. The High Court had upheld the no…

The Union of India moved a transfer petition under Article 139A seeking to shift a writ petition (Civil) No. 15798 of 2009, pending before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, to the Supreme Court. The High Court writ challenged the constitutional validity of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recogn…