Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands.

A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the parcels of lands known as Zudpi jungle or Zudpi forest in the aforesaid districts of Maharashtra. “Zudpi” is a Marathi word which means bushes/shrubs. Zudpi lands means inferior type of unoccupied lands with bushy growth.

Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others.

The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, 1998 and subsequent permission given for its sale in favour of Richie Rich Cooperative Housing Society (RRCHS) on October 30, 1999 was totally illegal.

Affidavit by the state of Goa in the matter of news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 global forest watch" appearing in the Indian Express dated April 13, 2024.

As per the State of Forests Report of 2023, the total forest cover in Goa is 2,265.72 sq km which amounts to 61.20 per cent of Goa's geographical area. "Data clearly indicates a consistent and steady increase in forest cover in Goa since 2001.

Report filed by the Forest and Wildlife Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the news item published in the Hindu, Chennai edition paper dated 30/07/2024 titled "Wayanad landslides live updates: 54 killed, over 100 feared missing in Kerala hill station; relief operations delayed" Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others. The report is dated March 28, 2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/02/2025.

The matter related to conservation and protection of Delhi Ridge which is an extension of Aravali Range extending from Tughlakabad and branching out in Wazirabad in the north and also other parts of Delhi.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pavit Singh Vs NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/01/2025.

Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/12/2024.

Pursuant to the orders of the Supreme Court, the state of Rajasthan had initiated the process of identifying and notifying sacred groves as forests through district-wise notifications. This development is commendable but there has been a significant delay in commencing this critical process, the SC said.

Order of the Madras High Court (W.P.No.28257 of 2022) regarding plea for fixing the carrying capacity of Adhi Karuvannarayar temple located in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.