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
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
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
Fixed Date by Court
Fixed Date by Court
Ordinary
Fixed Date by Court
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| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 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
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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