A. Under Section 3(2) of the Environment Protection Act, 1986, and Section 19(1) of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, the construction of a road requires environmental clearance. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) issued a notification on January 27, 1994, which imposed restrictio...

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M/S NATESAN AGENCIES vs. STATE

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 120 SC

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A. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 - Exclusion of leased land from the boundaries of the wildlife sanctuary - Claim for Damages - Following the notification issued in 1976 that included the land, the appellant had no opportunity to acquire any additional rights to the land after the lease expir...

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TATA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED vs. AALOK JAGGA

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1061 SC

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CRUCIALNo housing developments are allowed to be established in close proximity to the wildlife sanctuary.According to the Environmental (Protection) Act of 1986, Sections 3(1) and 3(2)(v), the Environment (Protection) Rules of 1996, Rule 5(3)(d), the Constitution of India, Articles 48(A) and 51(A)(...

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M/S NATESAN AGENCIES (PLANTATIONS) vs. STATE REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT

Judgement Date : august/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 741 SC

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A. Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972, Section 24, and the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act of 1959, Section 34, there is a provision for exclusion from acquisition and claims for damages. The plaintiff had leased the land in question from the Mutt for a period of 2...

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MUSTAFA vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

Judgement Date : august/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 739 SC

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A. Under Sections 60 and 72(2) of the United Provinces Excise Act, 1910, the Collector has the authority to order the confiscation of any item or animal, regardless of whether a prosecution for the offense has been initiated. This means that the Collector\'s power to confiscate seized items or anima...

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Department of Customs Vs. Sharad Gandhi

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

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State of Jharkhand through SP, CBI Vs. Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Yadav [MAY 08, 2017]

Judgement Date : may/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 417 SC

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Mohd. Jalees Ansari and others Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation [May 11, 2016]

Judgement Date : may/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 380 SC

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Regional Deputy Director Vs. Zavaray S. Poonawala & Ors. [March 26, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

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T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad VS. Union of India & ORS. [March 12, 2014]

Judgement Date : march/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

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Centre for Environment Law, Wwf-I Vs. Union of India & Others [April 15, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 305 SC

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State of Kerala & ANR. Vs. P.V. Mathew (Dead) by L.R.S. [April 2, 2012]

Judgement Date : april/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 205 SC

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Maulana Mohd. Amir Rashadi Vs. State of U.P. & ANR. [January 16, 2012]

Judgement Date : january/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 38 SC

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Princl. Chief Conservator of Forest & ANR. Vs. J.K. Johnson & Ors.

Judgement Date : october/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 780 SC

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Glanrock Estate (P) Ltd. Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu [2010] INSC 723 (9 September 2010)

Judgement Date : september/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 657 SC

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Jamiruddin Ansari Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & ANR. [2009] INSC 960 (6 May 2009)

Judgement Date : may/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 482 SC

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State of M.P. & Ors. Vs. Madhukar Rao [2008] INSC 32 (9 January 2008)

Judgement Date : january/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

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State of U.P. & Anr Vs. Lalloo Singh [2007] Insc 753 (20 July 2007)

Judgement Date : july/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 551 SC

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T. N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Ors [2006] Insc 191 (10 April 2006)

Judgement Date : april/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

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Romesh Lal Jain Vs. Naginder Singh Rana & Ors [2005] Insc 618 (28 October 2005)

Judgement Date : october/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 615 SC

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T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India & Ors [2005] Insc 504 (26 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 503 SC

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Essar Oil Ltd. Vs. Halar Utkarsh Samiti & Ors [2004] Insc 31 (19 January 2004)

Judgement Date : january/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

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Indian Handicrafts Emporium & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [2003] INSC 419 (27 August 2003)

Judgement Date : august/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 414 SC

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Balram Kumawat Vs. Union of India & Ors [2003] INSC 418 (27 August 2003)

Judgement Date : august/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 413 SC

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Moti Lal Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & ANR [2002] INSC 189 (9 April 2002)

Judgement Date : april/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

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Pradeep Krishen Vs. Union of India & Ors [1996] INSC 718 (10 May 1996)

Judgement Date : may/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 476 SC

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Tarun Bharat Sangh, Alwar Vs. Union of India & Ors [1993] INSC 209 (8 April 1993)

Judgement Date : april/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

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The petitioner, a voluntary organization dedicated to environmental protection, filed a petition with this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, raising concerns about the extensive illegal mining activities occurring in the area designated as a Tiger Reserve in Alwar District, Rajast...

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State Bare Acts

Andhra Pradesh State Laws 362 Arunachal Pradesh State Laws 77 Assam State Laws 302 Bihar State Laws 525 Chandigarh Local Acts 30 Chhattisgarh State Laws 148 Delhi Local Laws 320 Goa State Laws 216 Gujarat State Laws 405 Haryana State Laws 492 Himachal Pradesh State Laws 306 Jammu and Kashmir State Laws 344 Jharkhand State Laws 284 Karnataka State Laws 263 Kerala State Laws 310 Madhya Pradesh State Laws 553 Maharashtra State Laws 862 Manipur State Laws 68 Mizoram State Laws 84 Nagaland State Laws 104 Odisha State Laws 731 Puducherry State Laws 108 Punjab State Laws 669 Rajasthan State Laws 730 Sikkim State Laws 107 Tamil Nadu State Laws 693 Telangana State Laws 32 Tripura State Laws 87 UP State Laws 914 Uttarakhand State Laws 131 West Bengal State Laws 738

Central Acts Categories

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

List of Judgements

Rajesh Etc. Vs. Union of India Etc.

Vanashakti Vs. Union of India

Sanjay Dutt &amp; Ors. Vs. State of Haryana &amp; Anr.

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors. In Re: Aman Singh

Fuleshwar Gope Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta &amp; Anr. Vs. High Court of Gujarat &amp; Ors.

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors. In Re: Shewalkar Developers Ltd.

Noble M. Paikada Vs. Union of India

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors. and In Re: Gaurav Kumar Bansal

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India and Ors.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. Vs. Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd. and Ors.

Swetab Kumar Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ors.

Vishalakshi Amma Vs. State of Kerala &amp; Ors.

State of Himachal Pradesh Vs Nirmal Kaur @ Nimmo

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India and Ors.

Abdul Vahab Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh

BENGALURU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs. MR. SUDHAKAR HEGDE

M/S NATESAN AGENCIES vs. STATE

TATA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED vs. AALOK JAGGA

M/S NATESAN AGENCIES (PLANTATIONS) vs. STATE REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT

MUSTAFA vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

Department of Customs Vs. Sharad Gandhi

State of Jharkhand through SP, CBI Vs. Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Yadav [MAY 08, 2017]

Mohd. Jalees Ansari and others Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation [May 11, 2016]

Regional Deputy Director Vs. Zavaray S. Poonawala & Ors. [March 26, 2015]

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad VS. Union of India & ORS. [March 12, 2014]

Centre for Environment Law, Wwf-I Vs. Union of India & Others [April 15, 2013]

State of Kerala & ANR. Vs. P.V. Mathew (Dead) by L.R.S. [April 2, 2012]

Maulana Mohd. Amir Rashadi Vs. State of U.P. & ANR. [January 16, 2012]

Princl. Chief Conservator of Forest &amp; ANR. Vs. J.K. Johnson &amp; Ors.

Glanrock Estate (P) Ltd. Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu [2010] INSC 723 (9 September 2010)

Jamiruddin Ansari Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & ANR. [2009] INSC 960 (6 May 2009)

State of M.P. & Ors. Vs. Madhukar Rao [2008] INSC 32 (9 January 2008)

State of U.P. & Anr Vs. Lalloo Singh [2007] Insc 753 (20 July 2007)

T. N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Ors [2006] Insc 191 (10 April 2006)

Romesh Lal Jain Vs. Naginder Singh Rana & Ors [2005] Insc 618 (28 October 2005)

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India & Ors [2005] Insc 504 (26 September 2005)

Essar Oil Ltd. Vs. Halar Utkarsh Samiti & Ors [2004] Insc 31 (19 January 2004)

Indian Handicrafts Emporium & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [2003] INSC 419 (27 August 2003)

Balram Kumawat Vs. Union of India & Ors [2003] INSC 418 (27 August 2003)

Moti Lal Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & ANR [2002] INSC 189 (9 April 2002)

Pradeep Krishen Vs. Union of India & Ors [1996] INSC 718 (10 May 1996)

Tarun Bharat Sangh, Alwar Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1993] INSC 209 (8 April 1993)

State Bare Acts

Sanjay Dutt & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana & Anr.

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. In Re: Aman Singh

Fuleshwar Gope Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. Vs. High Court of Gujarat & Ors.

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. In Re: Shewalkar Developers Ltd.

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. and In Re: Gaurav Kumar Bansal

Vishalakshi Amma Vs. State of Kerala & Ors.

Princl. Chief Conservator of Forest & ANR. Vs. J.K. Johnson & Ors.

Tarun Bharat Sangh, Alwar Vs. Union of India & Ors [1993] INSC 209 (8 April 1993)