M.C.MEHTA vs UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE SECRETARY — W.P.(C) No. 4677/1985

Case under 23p-housing and Building-municipal Laws-housing and Building Permits, Slums Rehabilitation, Demolition, Encroachment/ Removal of Encroachment, Sealing and Urban Planning Section PIL-W. Status: DISPOSED.

CNR: SCIN010639961985

DISPOSED

Filing Date

16-04-1985 12:00 AM

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 004677 / 1985

Diary Number

63996/1985

Order Date

11-03-2026

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2017 INSC 1242, 2018 INSC 550, 2018 INSC 804, 2018 INSC 1094, 2020 INSC 492, 2025 INSC 1274, 2026 INSC 382

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Acts & Sections

23P-Housing and Building-Municipal Laws-Housing and building permits, slums rehabilitation, demolition, encroachment/ removal of encroachment, sealing and urban planning Section PIL-W

Petitioner(s)

M.C.MEHTA

Adv. PETITIONER-IN-PERSON MANAN VERMA[P-2]

Respondent(s)

UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE SECRETARY

Adv. ANIL KATIYAR AVIJIT BHATTACHARJEE (Dead / Retired / Elevated) BINU TAMTA D. N. GOBURDHAN (Dead / Retired / Elevated) DEVENDRA SINGH MANJU JETLEY P. PARMESWARAN SUNIL KUMAR JAIN SANJEEV ANAND (Dead / Retired / Elevated) T. L. GARG SATISH AGGARWAL REKHA PANDEY PRAVIR CHOUDHARY V. K. VERMA RACHANA JOSHI ISSAR ANNAM D. N. RAO (Dead / Retired / Elevated) SHIV PRAKASH PANDEY HIMINDER LAL[R-2] PRASHANT CHAUDHARY[R-1] B. V. BALARAM DAS (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] SANJAY KAPUR TARUN JOHRI PRAVEEN SWARUP ABHIJIT SENGUPTA RUBY SINGH AHUJA SURESH CHANDRA TRIPATHY ASHWANI KUMAR ANITHA SHENOY (Dead / Retired / Elevated) VENKATESWARA RAO ANUMOLU PAREKH & CO.[INT] SATYENDRA KUMAR NIKILESH RAMACHANDRAN[R-1] NIKILESH RAMACHANDRAN[R-5] SHARMILA UPADHYAY ANU GUPTA SENTHIL JAGADEESAN (Dead / Retired / Elevated) RUKHSANA CHOUDHURY[R-2] SHEKHAR KUMAR ABHAY KUMAR A. VENAYAGAM BALAN GUNNAM VENKATESWARA RAO MD. FARMAN RAVI KUMAR TOMAR UTTARA BABBAR (Dead / Retired / Elevated) HARISH PANDEY TEJASWI KUMAR PRADHAN SUDHIR NAAGAR[R-1] PRERNA MEHTA PRERNA MEHTA[R-2] AVINASH KR. LAKHANPAL HARSH V. SURANA[R-2] YASHRAJ SINGH DEORA (Dead / Retired / Elevated) AJIT SHARMA RAJ KAMAL[R-2] NEERAJ KUMAR GUPTA SURENDER SINGH HOODA[IMPL] GURMEET SINGH MAKKER[R-1] PRANAYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA[R-1]

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI

11-03-2026

Fixed Date by Court

26-02-2026

Fixed Date by Court

23-02-2026

Ordinary

06-02-2026

Fixed Date by Court

21-01-2026

Fixed Date by Court

Orders in this case

[ 2026 INSC 382 ] Judgement - of Main Case
11-11-2025 - of Main Case
[ 2025 INSC 1274 ] Judgement - of Main Case
[ 2020 INSC 492 ] Judgement - of Main Case
[ 2018 INSC 804 ] Judgement - of Main Case
[ 2018 INSC 550 ] Judgement - of Main Case
[ 2017 INSC 1242 ] Judgement - of Main Case
20-02-2015 ROP
20-02-2015 ROP
27-01-2015 ROP
22-01-2015 ROP
19-01-2015 ROP
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07-07-2014 ROP
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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court formally disposed of this 41-year-old environmental writ petition filed by M.C. Mehta challenging unauthorized industries in Delhi, reorganizing its sprawling proceedings into two new suo moto cases: "Regulation of Hazardous Industries in the National Capital Region" and "Protection of Water Resources and Prevention of Water Pollution in the National Capital Region." The Court transferred 433 pending interlocutory applications to the Delhi High Court, the Aravalli Hills case, air pollution issues, and water protection matters, while streamlining proceedings to enhance judicial efficiency after the case evolved from addressing industrial pollution to encompassing broader environmental concerns including green cover, mining, and groundwater depletion. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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