Supreme Court of India

Vanashakti v. Union of India

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2618
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 16 May 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether the 2017 Notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the context of the EIA Notification 2006 for grant of ex post facto environmental clearances (EC) is legal and valid; Whether the 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) issued by the MoEFCC laying down the Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) for projects that have commenced without an EC is legal and valid. Headnotes† Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – EIA Notification 2006 – MoEFCC’s 2017 Notification established process for grant of ex post facto or retrospective

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