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From questionnaire to committee: Himachal’s ecology case turns a year old

A year after warning Himachal Pradesh could vanish, the Court handed its ecology case to the Central Empowered Committee.

V. Venkatesan

7th Aug 2026

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Vanashakti III | Judgement Summary

The Bench held that the Environment (Protection) Act allows limited post-facto environmental clearances in exceptional cases

Namrata Banerjee

6th Aug 2026

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Vanashakti III restores rule and exception

A three-Judge Bench declares prior clearance mandatory, corrects the precedent record, and forgives every project already in the pipeline.

V. Venkatesan

5th Aug 2026

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What did the Supreme Court hold on the stray-dogs matter?

The Bench barred routine FIRs against officials carrying out dog-control operations.

Advay Vora

22nd Jun 2026

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Adjudicating the Environmental Juristocracy | Highlights from the Courts and Constitution Conference 2026

Find out what the panel discussed on the recent interventions from the Court in matters of environmental conversation

Debjani M and Advay Vora

6th Apr 2026

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3,525 PILs, no stopwatch: Parliament’s data, M.C. Mehta, and the continuing mandamus question

If the government doesn't know how long PILs take, M.C. Mehta's 39-year wait is the answer it never bothered to record.

V. Venkatesan

4th Apr 2026

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Saranda forest: Supreme Court mines for a middle ground

The Saranda forest case reflects another instance where the Court attempts to navigate the tightrope between preservation and progress

Namrata Banerjee

30th Oct 2025

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