WILDLIFE FIRST TRUSTEE AMD AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY PRAVEEN BHARGAV vs <font color='red'>UNION OF INDIA THR. CABINET SECRETARY</font> — W.P.(C) No. 109/2008

Case under 20P_3jj-20p_3jj-20p_3jj-environmental Laws,<br> Environmental Laws,<br> Environmental Laws Section PIL-W. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010086402008

Filing Date

26-Mar-2008

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 109/2008

Diary Number

8640/2008

Order Date

18-Feb-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Last updated 02-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

20P_3jj-20P_3jj-20P_3jj-Environmental Laws,<br> Environmental Laws,<br> Environmental Laws Section PIL-W

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.WILDLIFE FIRST TRUSTEE AMD AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY PRAVEEN BHARGAV

    Adv. P. K. MANOHAR[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA THR. CABINET SECRETARY

    Adv. ARPUTHAM ARUNA AND CO[R-25] ANANDO MUKHERJEE[R-21] SRAVAN KUMAR KARANAM[R-28] SAMEER ABHYANKAR[R-26] SHARMILA UPADHYAY[R-22] P. V. YOGESWARAN[R-20] G. INDIRA[R-27] BAANI KHANNA[R-24] GOPAL SINGH[R-6] AADITYA ANIRUDDHA PANDE[R-18] SHISHIR DESHPANDE[R-8] SWATI GHILDIYAL [R-10] ANIL SHRIVASTAV[R-5] GUNTUR PRAMOD KUMAR[R-4] SHREEKANT NEELAPPA TERDAL[R-33] SHREEKANT NEELAPPA TERDAL[R-34] SUDEEP KUMAR[R-31] N. VISAKAMURTHY[R-3] SANDEEP JINDAL[R-12] LEISHANGTHEM ROSHMANI KH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-18] SAURABH MISHRA[R-16] DEVASHISH BHARUKA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-6] RANJAN MUKHERJEE[R-19] RACHNA GUPTA[R-29] TULIKA MUKHERJEE[R-13] RAJAT JOSEPH[R-8] RAVI PRAKASH MEHROTRA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-13] DEEPANWITA PRIYANKA[R-9] GURMEET SINGH MAKKER[R-32] NIKHIL NAYYAR (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [IMPL] SACHIN PATIL[R-17] AJAY PAL[R-23] VMZ CHAMBERS[R-7] N. VISAKAMURTHY[R-2] SANCHIT GARGA[R-15]

Case History

  1. 14-May-2026

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  2. 13-May-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  3. 07-May-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  4. 06-May-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  5. 29-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  6. 23-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  7. 22-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  8. 15-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  9. 09-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  10. 08-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  11. 19-Mar-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  12. 18-Mar-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  13. 12-Mar-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  14. 11-Mar-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  15. 26-Feb-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  16. 25-Feb-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  17. 18-Feb-2026

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  18. 18-Feb-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  19. 04-Feb-2026

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    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  20. 04-Aug-2025

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  21. 22-Jan-2025

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  22. 20-Feb-2023

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  23. 20-Feb-2023

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    Registrar (Jud. Listing)

  24. 13-Sep-2022

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  25. 13-Sep-2022

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    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh

  26. 22-Jan-2020

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  27. 22-Jan-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  28. 21-Jan-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  29. 16-Jan-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  30. 15-Jan-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  31. 14-Jan-2020

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  32. 12-Dec-2019

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  33. 12-Dec-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  34. 11-Dec-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  35. 10-Dec-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  36. 04-Dec-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  37. 03-Dec-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  38. 28-Nov-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  39. 27-Nov-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  40. 26-Nov-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  41. 26-Sep-2019

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  42. 26-Sep-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

  43. 19-Sep-2019

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  44. 19-Sep-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai

  45. 12-Sep-2019

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  46. 12-Sep-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai

  47. 11-Sep-2019

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  48. 06-Aug-2019

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  49. 06-Aug-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai

  50. 01-Aug-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  51. 31-Jul-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  52. 30-Jul-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  53. 25-Jul-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  54. 24-Jul-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  55. 23-Apr-2019

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  56. 23-Apr-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

  57. 16-Apr-2019

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  58. 28-Feb-2019

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  59. 28-Feb-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  60. 27-Feb-2019

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  61. 13-Feb-2019

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  62. 13-Feb-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee

  63. 12-Dec-2018

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  64. 12-Dec-2018

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah

  65. 18-Apr-2018

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  66. 18-Apr-2018

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

  67. 07-Mar-2018

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  68. 31-Mar-2017

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  69. 31-Mar-2017

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  92. 26-Sep-2016

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  104. 27-Apr-2016

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  116. 11-Sep-2014

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  118. 14-Jul-2014

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  122. 24-Mar-2014

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  124. 14-Feb-2014

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  125. 05-Mar-2013

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  126. 21-Aug-2009

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  128. 16-Oct-2008

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  129. 06-Aug-2008

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  130. 03-Apr-2008

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  131. 26-Mar-2008

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    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 109/2008

  132. 15-Feb-2008

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  133. 14-May-2007

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  134. 27-Apr-2007

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  137. 13-Nov-2006

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of W.P.(C) No. 000109/2008 - Wildlife First v. Ministry of Forest and Environment The Supreme Court heard Wildlife First's public interest petition challenging forest and environmental policies on 18 February 2026. The court disposed of Miscellaneous Application No. 2625/2023 (related to power distribution in tribal rehabilitation areas under a separate 1982 writ petition) and scheduled the main case for next hearing on 25 February 2026. The detailed outcome of this specific petition remains pending further proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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