IN RE: ILLEGAL SAND MINING IN THE NATIONAL CHAMBAL SANCTUARY AND THREAT TO ENDANGERED AQUATIC WILDLIFE vs THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN — SMW(C) No. 2/2026

Case under 20P-environmental Laws Section PIL-W. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010156562026

Filing Date

13-Mar-2026

Registration No

SMW(C) No. 2/2026

Diary Number

15656/2026

Order Date

29-May-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2026 INSC 380, 2026 INSC 549

Last updated 17-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

20P-Environmental Laws Section PIL-W

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.IN RE: ILLEGAL SAND MINING IN THE NATIONAL CHAMBAL SANCTUARY AND THREAT TO ENDANGERED AQUATIC WILDLIFE

    Adv. BY COURTS MOTION

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN

    Adv. SAURABH RAJPAL[R-7] SUDEEP KUMAR[R-11] SUDEEP KUMAR[R-8] ROHIT K. SINGH[R-2] HARMEET SINGH RUPRAH[R-15] HARMEET SINGH RUPRAH[R-12] HARMEET SINGH RUPRAH[R-9] HARMEET SINGH RUPRAH[R-6] HARMEET SINGH RUPRAH[R-3] RUCHIRA GOEL[R-5] RUCHIRA GOEL[R-2] NIDHI JASWAL[R-1] GURMEET SINGH MAKKER[R-16]

Case History

  1. 29-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  2. 29-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  3. 26-May-2026

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 26-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 26-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  6. 20-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 20-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  8. 14-May-2026

    - of Main CaseView PDF

  9. 14-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 14-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi

  11. 11-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  12. 11-May-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  13. 17-Apr-2026

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  14. 17-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  15. 17-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  16. 13-Apr-2026

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  17. 02-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  18. 20-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  19. 13-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SMW(C) No. 2/2026

  20. [ 2026 INSC 549 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  21. [ 2026 INSC 380 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: SMW(C) No. 2/2026 On 20 May 2026, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a suo moto petition concerning illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary and threats to endangered aquatic wildlife, with the State of Rajasthan as respondent. Senior officials from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, including Additional Chief Secretaries from Mines, Forest, and Home Affairs departments, appeared before Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, along with amicus curiae and counsel for multiple parties. The Court reserved its order and scheduled the next hearing for 26 May 2026 for delivery of the judgment; officers' personal appearance was dispensed with for future hearings unless specifically required. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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