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Supreme Court judgments on Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

16 judgments, latest first, from 2020 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) vs Union of India & Others
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 94 : 2025 INSC 1112
Whether the General Conditions (GC) under the EIA 2006 Notification, are applicable to Item 8(a) (Building and Construction Projects) and Item 8(b) (Township and Area Development Projects) of the Schedule thereto, and, i…
M/s Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 1 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 300 : 2025 INSC 1060
Issue arose as regards the order passed by the National Green Tribunal imposing a compensation of ₹18 crores on the appellant for alleged environmental violations; and whether the tribunal adhered to fair procedure while…
Union Territory of J & K (Previously State of Jammu & Kashmir) & Anr. vs Raja Muzaffar Bhat & Ors.
SC · 22 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2056 : 2025 INSC 1025
Accepting the recommendations of the EAC, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) granted Environmental Clearance (EC) to the project proponent on 19.04.2022. Aggrieved by the issuance of EC dated 19.04…
Vanashakti vs Union of India
SC · 16 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 2618 : 2025 INSC 718
Whether the 2017 Notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the context of the EIA Notification 2006 for grant of ex post facto environmental clearances (EC) is legal and va…
Noble M. Paikada vs Union of India
SC · 21 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 1249 : 2024 INSC 241
Item 6 in the impugned notification which granted exemption from requirement of prior Environmental Clearance (EC) for extraction or sourcing or borrowing of ordinary earth for the linear projects such as roads, pipeline…
In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 31 January 2024
[2024] 1 S.C.R. 1194 : 2024 INSC 78
Institutionalisation and Reconstitution of the Central Empowered Committee.
Case Details Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Paper Cup Manufactures Association vs State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
SC · 20 October 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 1133 : 2023 INSC 952
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the writ petitions filed by the appellants-association representing manufacturing units of ‘reinforced’ paper cups, and non-woven plastic bags, challenging the governmen…
In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union of India and Others
SC · 26 April 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 601 : 2023 INSC 430
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 – r. 5 – Eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) – Protection of forest land – Issuance of directions by this Court, by order dated 03.06.2022 that each protecte…
M/s Indian Oil Corporation Limited vs V. B. R. Menon & Others
SC · 14 March 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 215 : 2023 INSC 231
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – ss. 14, 15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30(1)(b), 36 – Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – s. 2(a), 3(3), 5, 5A – National Green Tribunal (Practices and Procedures) Rules, 2011 – Rule 24 – Wa…
M/s Aravali Power Co Pvt Ltd vs Vedprakash and Another
SC · 10 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 753 : 2022 INSC 547
Environment (Protection) Act 1986: s. 3 – Environmental Compensation – Utilization and disposal of accumulated fly ash at the units of thermal power producers – Statutory notification by the Ministry of Environment and F…
M/s Pahwa Plastics Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. vs Dastak Ngo and Ors.
SC · 25 March 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 855 : 2022 INSC 345
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 : s. 22 – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 – Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 – Environment clearance – Grant of – Ex po…
Pragnesh Shah vs Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma & Ors.
SC · 12 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 154 : 2022 INSC 47
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – Environment Protection Act, 1986 – Environment Protection Rules, 1986 – Eco-sensitive Zone Notification and Zonal Master Plan 2030 – NGT on basis of a report dated 08.12.2020 submitted…
Electrosteel Steels Limited vs Union of India and Ors. etc.
SC · 9 December 2021
[2021] 14 S.C.R. 863 : 2021 INSC 859
Environment Protection Act, 1986 – Ex post facto environmental clearance – In the instant case, Appellant applied to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India for grant of Environmental Clea…
The Director General (Road Development) National Highways Authority of India vs Aam Aadmi Lokmanch & Ors.
SC · 14 July 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1050 : 2020 INSC 452
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – ss. 14, 15, 17 and Schedules – Environment Protection Act, 1986 – Jurisdiction of the NGT – Victim was driving a car with her young daughter on the Highway – An over-mining resulted in…
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. vs Rohit Prajapati & Ors.
SC · 1 April 2020
[2020] 10 S.C.R. 677 : 2020 INSC 326
Environment (Protection) Act 1986 – s.3 – 1994 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification mandated prior Environmental Clearance (EC) for setting up and expansion of industrial units falling within thirty categor…
Bengaluru Development Authority vs Mr. Sudhakar Hegde & Ors.
SC · 17 March 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 755 : 2020 INSC 303
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 – Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 – C Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006 – Peripheral Ring Road Project – National Green Tr…

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