Supreme Court of India

Vanashakti v. Union of India

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 760

Bench B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.

Decided 5 August 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Note 1 to Entry 8(a) is arbitrary and liable to be quashed and set aside.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The present petition challenges the notification dated 29.01.2025 (impugned notification) bearing number S.O. 523( ) issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and the Office Memorandum (O.M.) dated 30.01.2025 issued by the MoEF&CC. Headnotes† Environment – Protection – Construction Projects – Environmental clearance – Challenge to Notification dated 29.01.2025 and O.M. dated 30.01.2025 – According to the petitioner, the impugned notification dated 29.01.2025 totally changes the regime, which was provided by the notification dated

Authorities it was built on

1996 Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 29
2006 Intellectuals Forum, Tirupathi v. State of A.P. and Ors. cited by 15
1996 S. Jagannath v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 9
2010 In Re.: Construction of Park at Noida Near Okhla Bird Sanctuary Anand Arya & Anr. T.N. B Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors. cited by 7
2010 Kuldeep Singh v. G.M., Instrument Design Development and Facilities Centre & Anr. cited by 6
2019 Tata Housing Development Company Ltd v. Aalok Jagga and Others cited by 5
2022 The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Etc. Etc v. Uday Education and Welfare Trust and Anr. Etc cited by 4
2000 Consumer Education and Research Society v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 3
2022 Mohd. Firoz v. State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 2
2025 IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus cited by 1

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