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Supreme Court Recalls Vanashakti Judgement Validity Of Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance

In a landmark decision with major implications for the real estate and infrastructure sectors, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India by a majority view allowed the Review Petition filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India seeking review of the earlier judgment of the Court in Vanashakti v Union of India.

India Environment

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Disclosure Of ESG Ratings Under SEBI (LODR) Regulations – Legal Position, Rationale, And Interpretive Guidance

In recent years, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations have transitioned from being aspirational sustainability metrics to material financial indicators for listed entities.

India Commercial

CP

Corporate Professionals

Personal Liability For Promoters In ESG Failures: Beyond Corporate Veil Protection

Twenty years ago, promoters operated with reasonable confidence that corporate form provided liability insulation. Regulatory violations triggered corporate penalties.

India Commercial

AA

Agama Law Associates

Decarbonizing Indian Aviation – Legal Landscape For Sustainable Aviation Fuel In India

The aviation sector relies heavily on conventional fossil-based jet fuels which have significant emissions, particularly in the form of greenhouse gases ("GHG").

India Transport

AP

AZB & Partners

Road To Belém, Brazil - A Strategic Preview Of COP 30

India Environment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Why 2026 Demands A Smarter Approach To Due Diligence

Worldwide Commercial

IMC Group

Artificial Intelligence: People, Planet, Profit

India Technology

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

From Cost To Conscience: Procurement's New Role In FMCG

India Government

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

India's Green Steel Taxonomy Framework (2024): From Classification To Compliance In Public Procurement

India Government

LP

Legitpro Law

Stamp Duty Update – Stamp Duty Remission For Mega And Ultra Mega Parks Under The Maharashtra State Logistics Policy 2024.

India Government

PL

Phoenix Legal

ESG Compliance In India: New Reporting Mandates

India Commercial

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Supreme Court Strikes Down Centre's Exemption For Educational Buildings From Environmental Clearance: A Step Towards Stronger Sustainable Development Jurisprudence

India Environment

SKV Law Offices

Contracting For A Greener Future Through ESG Evolution In India

India Commercial

LP

Legitpro Law

Ease For Indian Companies In Business With EU - The Amendments And Revisions To The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

India Commercial

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Online Gaming In India

India Media & IT

A

Acuity Law

RBI's Proposed External Commercial Borrowing Framework 2025: Legal Implications And Opportunities For Indian Borrowers

India Commercial

VP

Vritti Law Partners

UPCOMING WEBINAR: The India Story - A Bright Spot For Global Investments

Worldwide Commercial

A

Acuity Law

RBI Opens The Doors To Bank-Funded M&A's: Boosting Domestic Acquisition Financing

India Commercial

OA

Obhan & Associates

[Live] Doing Business In Germany & India: Opportunities & Challenges (Video)

India Commercial

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

India's New Environment Audit Rules: A Framework For Proactive Environmental Accountability

The Environment Audit Rules, 2025, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 29th August 2025, is a strategic step towards strengthening regulatory compliance with the country's environmental...

India Environment

L

Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Supreme Court Mandates Replenishment Studies For Sand Mining Approval (Video)

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a critical environmental judgment in the case of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. v. Raja Muzaffar Bhat & Ors., fundamentally...

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Supreme Court Examines Conflict Between Forest Rights Act And Forest Conservation Act On Tribal Housing

In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India in Sugra Adiwasi & Ors. v. Pathranand & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 2590 of 2019, decided on 23 September 2025) addressed the complex intersection...

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Skyscrapers And Skirmishes: Navigating Zoning And Land Use Conflicts In Urban India

Urban growth in India increasingly faces varied challenges from local laws, zoning laws, land use restrictions, and environmental regulations.

India Real Estate

Archer & Angel

Understanding The Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025: A Comprehensive Overview

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Promoters And ESG: The New Non-Negotiable In India's Capital Markets

India Commercial

AA

Agama Law Associates

Judicial Clarity On Environmental Impact Assessments: The Vanshakti Judgment

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Sustainable Development And Regulatory Oversight: Lessons From Vanashakti v. Union Of India

India Environment

DV

Dhaval Vussonji & Associates

Allahabad High Court - Curbs Administrative Overreach: Pollution Control Boards Cannot Assume Adjudicatory Functions

India Environment

AP

Argus Partners

ESG Compliance & Corporate Governance: Regulatory Shift In 2024-25

India Commercial

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Energy, Infrastructure And Natural Resources Law Corner Bulletin

I

CMS INDUSLAW

Allahabad High Court Upholds Pollution Control Board's Power To Levy Environmental Compensation

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Legalaxy - Monthly Newsletter - September 2025

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

AI And Environment Law

India Technology

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Energy, Infrastructure And Natural Resources Law Corner Bulletin

India's energy and infrastructure sectors are undergoing major transformation, driven by strong economic growth, massive government investments...

I

CMS INDUSLAW

Allahabad High Court Upholds Pollution Control Board's Power To Levy Environmental Compensation

In a significant development for environmental law, the Allahabad High Court has affirmed the right of Pollution Control Boards to levy environmental compensation.

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Legalaxy - Monthly Newsletter - September 2025

SEBI revises framework for conversion of private listed InvIT into public InvIT...

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

AI And Environment Law

Unchecked and rapid development projects worldwide are frequently undertaken without adequate regard for environmental consequences, resulting in severe ecological degradation...

India Technology

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Carbon Credit Trading In India

RL

RPV Legal

Supreme Court Reinforces Environmental Integrity: DSR Without Replenishment Study Legally Invalid

In a judgment that significantly strengthens environmental jurisprudence in India, the Supreme Court has unequivocally established that a District Survey Report (DSR) without a proper replenishment study...

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Navigating Nature's Law: India's Legal Overhaul Of Biodiversity Access And Benefit Sharing

India's biodiversity law is undergoing a significant transformation, aimed at streamlining its regulatory framework and enhancing its effectiveness.

India Environment

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Energy, Infrastructure And Natural Resources Law Corner Bulletin - July 2025

In this edition of our Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources Newsletter, CMS INDUSLAW's Megha Arora, Abhishek Rohatgi, Jayati Bhatia, and Gayathri Menon bring you key legal, regulatory, and judicial developments from July 2025.

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CMS INDUSLAW

Safeguarding Sustainable Investments: Green Audits As The New Baseline For Due Diligence

Over the past decade, there has been a growing emphasis on the need for investors to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors as part of their investment strategy.

India Commercial

PL

Phoenix Legal

Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs): Powering The Energy Transition

LP

Legitpro Law

India Notifies Operating Right Framework For Offshore Atomic Minerals Under Strategic Minerals Regime

J

JSA

Environment Rules Amended: Revised Legal Framework For Sulphur Dioxide Emission By Thermal Power Plants

India Environment

J

JSA

MSC Elsa 3 Fallout: Kerala High Court Moves To Secure Victims' Claims Through Sister Ship Arrest

India Transport

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

India And The United Kingdom Embed Environmental Safeguards In Bilateral Trade Through The Comprehensive Economic And Trade Agreement

India Environment

J

JSA

Legalaxy - Monthly Newsletter - August 2025

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

TPM Newsletter: August 2025 - India–UK Trade Agreement: A Strategic Economic Partnership

India International

TC

TPM Consultants

India's New Carbon Credit Trading Platform: MoEFCC's June 2025 Notification Explained

India Environment

SKV Law Offices

Compressed Bio-Gas – The Clean Push Forward

AP

AZB & Partners

The International Court Of Justice Advisory Opinion On State Obligations In Respect Of Climate Change

India Environment

SA

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Simplifying Green Clearances In Goa: Self-Declarations, Empaneled Inspectors And Perpetual Renewals Under Water-Air-Environment Acts

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Environment Protection (Management Of Contaminated Sites) Rules, 2025: An Analysis

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

MoEFCC's New Waste Management Rules Mandate EPR For Waste Generators And Its Real-time Tracking: Non-compliance Triggers Environmental Compensation Penalties

India Environment

L

Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Season 2 Episode 1 - ESG & ARBITRATION (Podcast)

India Litigation

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

The Rise Of ESG Clause In Commercial Contracts

India Commercial

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

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Why 2026 Demands A Smarter Approach To Due Diligence

IMC Group

Supreme Court Mandates Replenishment Studies For Sand Mining Approval (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Keynote On India–Indonesia Business Ties By His Excellency Mr. Sandeep Chakravorty (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Environmental Footprint & Principle 6 Disclosure In BRSR (Video)

CP

Corporate Professionals

Prevention And Regulation Of Greenwashing And Misleading Environmental Claims (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

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