Counter affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in OA No 580 of 2022 Mukesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others.

The report dated May 13, 2025 related to the Khadia Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, and Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. In 2022 and 2024 two expansion environmental clearances were granted to the project.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Sugra Adiwasi & Others Vs Pathranand & Others dated 29/04/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the state of Madhya Pradesh as well as the central government through the the Ministries of Tribal Affairs and Environment and Forest to file detailed affidavit indicating the provisions for construction of houses in the forest area, if permissible. They should also annex to the affidavit(s), the concerned rules and regulations.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey & Others dated 07/04/2025.

The affidavit of compliance was filed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation regarding implementation of the suggestions of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). The SC granted time to the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to report further compliance with the suggestions of the NEERI till the end of June 2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ujjwal Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2025.

An application was registered on the basis of a news item titled "1 Kodo poisoning behind elephant deaths in MPs Bandhavgarh All you need to know" appearing in n CNBCTV18.com. The matter related to death of 10 elephants in Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve as highlighted in the media news and the matter was taken up by the Principal Bench of the NGT.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sheikh Nizamuddin Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 04/12/2024.

The matter related to violation of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and encroachment on the forest land in Raghogarh tehsil, district Guna. It was alleged that some persons have by way of encroaching the land converted it for personal use in violation of environmental rules.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kirtikumar Sadashiv Bhatt Vs Narmada Water Resource & Others dated 02/12/2024.

The matter relates to the discharge of untreated water into the waterbody in Narmada and encroachment.

Action taken report on behalf of the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) in Original Application No 71/2023 (CZ) in the matter of Kirti Kumar Sadashiv Bhatt Vs Narmada Water Resources & Others dated 29/11/2024.

Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of  Vishvajeet Ratoniya Vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 26/11/2024.

The matter related to Swarn Rekha river revival.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Jagrat Agarwal & Others Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 19/11/2024.

The issue of discharge of untreated water into the waterbody, encroachment on the waterbody and dumping of the municipal solid waste was raised in the application and a committee was constituted with direction to submit the factual and action taken report.