Coal and Petroleum Policy — Environmental Cases

Environmental Cases

Coal Block Allocation Case (Coalgate) - Various petitions

2014

The Supreme Court cancelled 214 coal block allocations made between 1993-2010, declaring the allocation process 'arbitrary and illegal'. This judgment fundamentally transformed…

Reliance Industries Ltd. vs. Union of India

2010

This case clarified the government's role in petroleum pricing and the balance between contractual obligations and sovereign rights. The Supreme Court upheld the government's…