Judgment of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of Chhatarpur Crasher Association & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 18/08/2023.

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Anu Pant Vs State of Uttarakhand Through Principal Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate dated 17/08/2023.

The Madras High Court directed the Neyveli Lignite Corporation to pay compensation at the rate of Rs 40,000 per acre to farmers whose standing crops were damaged during Paravanar Canal Diversion activities at Valayamadevi in Cuddalore district.

Order of the High Court of Meghalaya in the matter of Kaustav Paul Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 11/07/2023.

The matter related to felling of trees in Shillong to make way for the Shillong-Dawki Road Project. The Shillong-Dawki Road Project under Japanese funding is divided in five packages.

The PIL filed by Kaustav Paul pertains to felling of trees in Shillong as part of package I of the entire project.

Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Mustak Hussain Mehndi Hussain Kadri Vs Jagadip Narayan Singh dated 11/07/2023.

The matter related to cattle menace in Gujarat.

Gujarat High Court directed the state of Gujarat to frame policy or issued administrative instructions "crystallizing the steps, which are to be taken to enforce the control of the cattle menace in the entire state".

Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Dr. Harish Shetty vs The State Of Maharashtra & Others dated 10/07/2023.

The matter related to the state of patients who are overstaying in the mental health institutions in some cases for decades.

The Bombay High Court said that the primary focus should be on those patients who have been declared fit by the establishments - government and private and fit to be discharged and still they are confined to be establishments because their family members have not accepted them back at home.

Order of the High Court of Meghalaya in the matter of A H Hazarika Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 10/07/2023.

Order of the High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong dated 06/07/2023 in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Sharma Vs State of Meghalaya & Others.

The matter related to threats being faced by the petitioners from "alleged kingpins involved in the illegal operations of coke plants and illegal coal mining in Meghalaya".

Order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in the matter of Court on its motion Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 05/07/2023. The matter related to street vendors in Shimla.

Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of Hari Prakash Shukla & Others Vs Prakhar Mishra & Others.

The Supreme Court (SC), July 5, 2023 said that the right of the forest inhabitants for claims to be heard by the forest officer is not limited to certain recognised forest communities.