Tribal Identity and Marginalization — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Samatha vs. State of Andhra Pradesh

1997

This landmark Supreme Court judgment prohibited the transfer of tribal land to non-tribals in Scheduled Areas, including government land, for private mining or industrial…

Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd. vs. Ministry of Environment & Forest and Others (Niyamgiri Mining Case)

2013

The Supreme Court ruled that Gram Sabhas (village councils) in the Niyamgiri Hills must decide whether bauxite mining could proceed in their sacred hills, which are crucial for…