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Environmental Cases
T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.
1996 onwardsThis ongoing series of judgments by the Supreme Court of India is arguably the most significant legal intervention in Indian forest conservation. It expanded the definition of…
Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd. v. Ministry of Environment & Forest and Ors. (Niyamgiri Mining Case)
2013This judgment upheld the rights of tribal communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, to decide on projects impacting their traditional lands and resources. The Supreme Court…