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Forest, Wildlife and Community Rights Cases

Cases on Forest, Wildlife and Community Rights

  1. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India(1997) 2 SCC 267; AIR 1997 SC 1228 — Godavarman Forest Case I
  2. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India(1998) 2 SCC 59; AIR 1998 SC 769 — Godavarman Forest Case II
  3. Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd. v. Ministry of Environment and Forest(2013) 6 SCC 476; [2013] 6 SCR 881 — Niyamgiri and Forest Rights Case
  4. Indian Handicrafts Emporium v. Union of India(2003) 7 SCC 589; AIR 2003 SC 3240 — Ivory Trade and Wildlife Protection Case
  5. Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh(1997) 8 SCC 191; AIR 1997 SC 3297
  6. State of Himachal Pradesh v. Ganesh Wood Products(1995) 6 SCC 363; AIR 1996 SC 149
  7. Banwasi Seva Ashram v. State of Uttar Pradesh(1986) 4 SCC 753; AIR 1987 SC 374
  8. M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of IndiaAIR Online 2021 SC 209 — Great Indian Bustard Case I
  9. M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India, 2024 INSC 280; 2024 SCC OnLine SC 570 — Great Indian Bustard and Climate Change Case II
  10. M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India, 2025 INSC 1472 — Great Indian Bustard Case III, final directions dated 19 December 2025
  11. Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India(2011) 7 SCC 338
  12. Centre for Environmental Law, World Wide Fund-India v. Union of India(2013) 8 SCC 234 — Asiatic Lion and Ecocentric Wildlife Protection Case

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