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Energy Security — Landmark Events

Updated 7 Mar 2026

Landmark Events

R.K. Garg v. Union of India

1981

This case, though not directly about energy security, affirmed the wide legislative competence of Parliament to enact laws for national development, including those related to…

Common Cause v. Union of India

2014

This landmark judgment cancelled 204 out of 218 coal block allocations made between 1993 and 2010, deeming them 'arbitrary and illegal.' The Supreme Court emphasized the principle…

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India

1997 onwards

While a broad environmental case, its various orders have significantly impacted infrastructure projects, including those in the energy sector (hydroelectric projects, mining for…