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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) — Environmental Cases

Updated 5 Mar 2026

Environmental Cases

State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Kureshi Kassab Jamat

2005

This Supreme Court judgment established important principles regarding disaster management and state responsibility during emergencies. The case arose from the 2002 Gujarat riots…

Swaraj Abhiyan v. Union of India

2016

The Supreme Court's observations on heat wave management and the role of NDMA in issuing guidelines for extreme weather events. The court emphasized the need for proactive…