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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 9863

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
, CJ, MR. K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J
GOA FOUNDATION – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 435/2012



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Ms. Suroor Mandar
For the Respondents: Mr. Bhavanishankar V.gadnis, Mr. A. Venayagam Balan, Mr. Vishwanath Gadnis

The court reaffirms procedural adherence in environmental petitions, ensuring legislative intent is observed in future hearings.

Headnote:The Court considered the statutory requirements under the pertinent laws and reviewed the facts surrounding writ petition (civil) no. 435/2012, asserting significant environmental concerns by the petitioner. The court framed pivotal issues surrounding statutory compliance and interpreted legislative intent, concluding that the case would be listed for hearing on 04.11.2025.

ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 435/2012 GOA FOUNDATION PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS UNION OF INDIA . & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)

Amicus Curiae: Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv. (NP), Ms. Aparajita Singh, Sr. Adv., Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Sr. Adv., Mr. Siddhartha Chowdhury, Adv.

IA No. 26286/2023 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 25611/2023 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 31900/2020 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 183121/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 206039/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 276802/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 3832/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 21490/2023 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION IA No. 278487/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT IA No. 276801/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT IA No. 276446/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT IA No. 30731/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION IA No. 278488/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION IA No. 276838/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION Date : 14-10-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN For Petitioner(s) :

Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR Ms. Suroor Mandar, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :

Mr. Bhavanishankar V.gadnis, Adv.

Mr. A. Venayagam Balan, AOR Mr. Vishwanath Gadnis, Adv.

Signa ture No t Ve rifi ed Mr. Gaurav Pal, Adv.

Digita lly s ign ed b y POOJA SHARMA Date: 2025.10.18

13:49: 09 IST Ms. Jyoti Mendiratta, AOR Reason:

Mr. P. V. Yogeswaran, AOR Mr. Sumit Goel, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Thakral, Adv.

For M/S. Parekh & Co., AOR Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Dr. Mrs. Vipin Gupta, AOR M/S. J S Wad And Co, AOR M/S. K J John And Co, AOR Mrs. Sudha Gupta, AOR Mr. Chander Shekhar Ashri, AOR Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv.

Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Adv.

Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, Adv.

Mr. Rohan Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Parijat Sinha, AOR Mr. Yashraj Singh Deora, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Anupama Dhurve, Adv.

Ms. Linette Rodrigues, Adv.

Mr. Priyesh Mohan Srivastava, Adv.

For M/S. Mitter & Mitter Co., AOR Ms. Madhu Sikri, AOR Mr. Ninad Laud, Adv.

Ivo M.S. D’Costa, Adv.

Mr. Guru Prasad Nayak, Adv.

Mr. Jayant Mohan, AOR Mr. Mohan Pandey, AOR Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR Mr. Amit Sharma, AOR Mr. Ashok K Parija, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Dhananjaya Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Amritesh Mohanty, Adv.

Mr. Ayan Rai, Adv.

Mr. Ritesh Patnaik, Adv.

Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv.

Ms. Anne Mathew, Adv. Mr. Bharat Sood, Adv.

Mr. Jai Govind M J, Adv.

Mr. Jashan Vir Singh, Adv.

Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Abhay Anil Anturkar, Adv.

Mr. Dhruv Tank, Adv.

Mr. Aniruddha Awalgaonkar, Adv.

Ms. Surbhi Kapoor, AOR Mr. Sarthak Mehrotra, Adv.

Mr. Bhagwant Deshpande, Adv.

Ms. Subhi Pastor, Adv.

Ms. Anisha Mahajan, Adv.

Mr. Deepak Sharma, Adv.

Mrs. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, Adv.

Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR Ms. Ruchira Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Shishir Deshpande, AOR Ms. Pooja Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Verma, Adv.

Mr. Dhruv Mehta, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Yashraj Singh Deora, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR Ms. Ripul Swati Kumari, Adv.

Ms. Yachna Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Nishi Sangtani, Adv.

Mr. Yashraj Singh Deora, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Anupama Dhurve, Adv.

Ms. Linette Rodrigues, Adv.

Mr. Priyesh Mohan Srivastava, Adv.

For M/S. Mitter & Mitter Co., AOR Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following

O R D E R

List on 04.11.2025.

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