Published on : 18 Nov 2025, 5:42 am 1 min read

The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the legal mechanism that permitted retrospective grant of environmental clearances (EC) for projects that had commenced or expanded without prior approvals under the 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification.

The Court allowed a review petition against its May 2025 decision which had quashed a 2017 notification and 2021 Office Memorandum that permitted retrospective grant of ECs.

The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai , Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice K Vinod Chandran delivered three judgments today.

While CJI Gavai and Justice Chandran allowed the review petition, Justice Bhuyan dismissed it with a strong dissent.

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