In Re: Delhi Ridge 2025 INSC 1306
Environment Protection Act - Delhi Ridge conservation -DRMB needs to actively work towards protecting and preserving the Delhi Ridge after its due identification. Supreme Court directed the MoEF&CC to constitute the DRMB by issuing notification under Section 3(3) of the EP Act. (Para 57)
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: Sections 14, 22- The National Green Tribunal under Section 14 & 22 of the NGT Act does not oust the High Court's jurisdiction under Article 226 & 227 as the same is a part of the basic structure of the Constitution. B. The remedy of direct appeal to the Supreme Court under Section 22 of the NGT Act is intra vires the Constitution of India. [Context: SC observed that if the DRMB is given statutory status, its orders can be judicially scrutinized either by the NGT under Section 14 of the NGT Act and by Supreme Court by way of appeal under Section 22 of the said act or by the High Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.]
Case Info
Case Details
- Case name: IN RE: Delhi Ridge.
- Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1306.
- Coram: B.R. Gavai, CJI; K. Vinod Chandran, J.
- Judgment date: November 11, 2025.
Caselaws and citations
- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, Writ Petition (C) No. 4677 of 1985; orders dated 25 Jan 1996, 13 Mar 1996, 9 May 1996, 29 Sep 1995; various permissions between 2007–2021.
- Ashok Kumar Tanwar v. Union of India and others, 2011 SCC OnLine Del 5733; Delhi High Court, 30 Nov 2011.
- Delhi Development Authority v. Kenneth Builders & Developers (P) Ltd., (2016) 13 SCC 561.
- T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and others, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1951; order dated 8 Feb 2023.
- T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Others, (2024) SCC OnLine SC 86; judgment dated 31 Jan 2024.
- T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India (In Re: Gaurav Kumar Bansal), (2025) 2 SCC 641; judgment dated 6 Mar 2024.
- Madhya Pradesh High Court Advocates Bar Association and Another v. Union of India and Another, (2022) SCC OnLine SC 639.
- Devinder v. Lt. Governor and Others, W.P.(C) No. 9965 of 2016; Delhi High Court orders dated 8 Nov 2023 and 15 Dec 2023.
- Sonya Ghosh v. Government of NCT of Delhi and others, 2021 SCC OnLine NGT 608; NGT order dated 15 Jan 2021.
Statutes and laws referred
- Indian Forest Act, 1927: Sections 4, 6, 20.
- Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954: Section 154 (proviso).
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: Section 3(3).
- National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: Sections 14, 22.
- Right to Information Act, 2005.
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Sections 5A, 5B.
- Constitution of India: Articles 226, 227.
