Madras High Court
LEGAL SUBJECT
Environmental Law
Judgment analyses where this is the main or secondary subject.Latest analyses
30 ARTICLES
Madras High Court
Authorities must maintain tanks to preserve water storage capacity and ecological balance.
The petitioner filed a writ petition in the nature of public interest litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking prevention of alleged illegal sand/silt mining in Naalairamudiyarkulam, Survey No. 853/1,...3 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Article 226 courts will not disturb lawful government-land allotments for public purposes absent arbitrariness or illegality.
The petitions concerned Government land bearing Khasra No. 570/1/A at Shankar Nagar, Khamhardih, Raipur.4 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Cognizance of Wildlife Protection Act offences requires a complaint by an authorized officer under Section 55.
On 25 August 2019, the police allegedly raided the petitioners and accused them of hunting a wild boar using a 30.06 sporting rifle without a licence.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Delhi HC warns NHAI and DIAL of stringent directions over persistent Mahipalpur waterlogging, seeks time-bound action plan
The petition concerned recurring waterlogging and traffic congestion in the Mahipalpur area near the airport and NH-48.3 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Construction on land expressly reserved for a school in the sanctioned layout is not impermissible diversion of plantation land.
The petitioner, a resident and house allottee in the Taalpuri Twin-City housing scheme, challenged the proposed construction of a school on land which she claimed was earmarked for plantation in the approved layout plan.3 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Pending forest rights application directed to be decided within 60 days, without expressing any view on merits.
The petitioner, aged 68 years, claimed a Van Adhikar Patta under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, in respect of 0.80 hectare of land situated in Comp...2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Modern garbage transfer station near crematorium upheld; alleged pollution and religious-sentiment concerns were found unfounded.
The petitioner invoked Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a writ of mandamus restraining the District Collector and the Madurai Corporation Commissioner from establishing a garbage transfer plant under the Swachh...3 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
BMC allowed to cut 1,237 mangroves for Versova–Madh Island bridge, subject to restoration and 10-year monitoring
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the planning authority for Mumbai, proposed to construct a 2,064-metre, four-lane cable-stayed bridge connecting Versova and Madh Island across Malad Creek.3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
A road within a government institutional campus cannot qualify as an existing road under CRZ-II regulations.
The petitioner purchased the subject property in 1988 and constructed a residential building in 1989 without obtaining planning permission.3 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
School menstrual napkins must be biodegradable, biocompatible and compostable under revised Supreme Court directions
The proceedings concerned compliance with the Supreme Court’s directions in its judgment dated 30 January 2026 regarding menstrual hygiene facilities and related infrastructure in schools. The Court had directed all S...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
A PIL challenging forest-land leases fails when beneficiaries are not impleaded and statutory violations remain unspecified.
The petitioners, including the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Semarwar and a social worker, filed a writ petition styled as a Public Interest Litigation challenging the grant of rights, title and interest over 40.711 hect...3 MIN READ↗
Jharkhand High Court
Construction of a solid waste plant cannot proceed without valid Consent to Establish.
The petitioners challenged the proposed establishment of a solid-waste management plant by the 7th respondent/project proponent at Mauza Harkha, Khata No. 49, Plot No. 877A, Latehar. They alleged, inter alia, that the...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
A PIL is not maintainable where an efficacious remedy before the National Green Tribunal is already pending.
The petitioner, claiming to be an agriculturist and resident of Jaswantgarh (Bhemal), Taluka Danta, District Banaskantha, filed a public interest litigation alleging illegal quarrying, mining, and operation of asphalt...2 MIN READ↗
Jharkhand High Court
Environmental regulators must ensure continuous statutory monitoring and prompt action against pollution violations.
The petitioner filed a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions against alleged air and water pollution caused by industrial units operating in Ramgarh, particularly Bihar Foundry and Casting Limited and Dayal St...4 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Renewal of stone-crusher permission must be considered in accordance with law, subject to NGT environmental conditions.
The petitioner operated a stone-crusher unit under Registration No. NKD/STONE CRUSHER/150 of 2024.3 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Renewal of stone-crusher permission must be considered in accordance with law, subject to NGT environmental conditions.
The petitioner operated a stone-crusher unit under Registration No. NKD/STONE CRUSHER/150 of 2024.3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Borewell drilling in a safe zone for public water supply cannot be restrained by mandamus.
The petitioners, residents of villages in and around Alapiranthan Village, challenged the proposal of the Aranthangi Municipality to drill and exploit borewells in Survey Nos. 381 and 228 in the South Vellar River are...3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
District Collector may permit utility transmission lines over government poramboke under Section 16, subject to safeguards.
The petitioner, a resident of Lakkumanaickenpatti Village, Tiruppur District, filed a writ petition styled as public interest litigation challenging the District Collector’s order dated 02.01.2026 in Na.Ka.No.25632/20...4 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
Biomedical waste facility guidelines are mandatory, but land allotment need not precede an EC application: Supreme Court restores clearances for CBWTF project
The appellant sought to establish a Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facility (“CBWTF”) at plots E-25 and E-26 in the UPSIDC Industrial Area, Babrala, Uttar Pradesh.5 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Public interest litigation dismissed as infructuous after the petitioner conceded that the relief had become moot.
The petitioner filed a Public Interest Litigation concerning alleged illegal extraction and storage of sand in Chhattisgarh.2 MIN READ↗
Uttarakhand High Court
Challenge to proposed Uttarakhand High Court shift from Nainital to Haldwani dismissed as premature; forest clearances still required
The petitioner challenged the District Magistrate, Nainital’s order dated 14 May 2026 identifying approximately 73 hectares of forest land in the Tarai-Central Forest Division, Rudrapur, near Bel Baba Temple, as a pos...3 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Forest authorities must expeditiously investigate missing or illegally felled trees, fix responsibility, and enforce statutory protections.
The petitioner filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 concerning 32.36 hectares of forest land in Reserved Forest Compartment No. 608, Village Kachhe, District Uttar Bastar Kanker, diverted in favour of...3 MIN READ↗
Calcutta High Court
Sanctioned building plans cannot authorise conversion of existing water bodies prohibited under Section 17A.
The petitioners purchased approximately 27 decimals of land comprised in L.R. Dag Nos. 611, 612 and 613, Mouza Barbarisha, Purba Medinipur, through registered sale deeds in 2018. Their names were thereafter mutated in...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Gujarat HC orders AUDA to clear encroachments from Aslali Lake within two weeks, citing environmental and public drainage concerns
The petitioners, including the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, filed a public interest litigation on behalf of 164 persons occupying huts and residential structures on Revenue Survey No. 769, situated on the perip...4 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
No continuing PIL supervision is warranted; affected residents may pursue environmental grievances before competent authorities.
The petitioner, a social activist and former Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Chhatauna, filed a Public Interest Litigation concerning mining operations conducted by Respondent Nos. 7 and 8, the Steel Authority of India Lim...3 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka HC quashes Suryanagar 4th Stage land acquisition over ecological risks to Bannerghatta’s elephant corridors
The State of Karnataka initiated acquisition proceedings under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for formation of the “Suryanagar 4th Phase” residential layout by the Karnataka Housing Board (“KHB”) in vi...4 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Frivolous, motivated environmental PIL alleging unsubstantiated violations warrants dismissal with exemplary costs.
The petitioner, a resident of Sarigam, District Valsad, and owner of a manpower-supply business, filed a public interest litigation seeking investigation into alleged environmental violations by Respondent No. 8, a pu...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
FIR over alleged leopard killing quashed for violating Wildlife Protection Act’s mandatory complaint requirement; Gujarat HC permits fresh proceedings by authorised officer
On 29 March 2017, a leopard carcass was found near the gate of Sai Engineering Company in the Khogawadi area, near Makarlag, District Bhavnagar. Post-mortem examination conducted on 30 March 2017 allegedly revealed th...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Delhi HC Orders MCD to Immediately Cover Abul Fazal Drain Despite Pending UP Irrigation NOC; Directs Action on Untreated Sewage Flow into Yamuna
The petitions concern environmental infrastructure, sewage treatment, drainage, waterlogging, and redevelopment of non-conforming industrial areas in Delhi.3 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.