The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj Mahal are concerned.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to large scale illegal constructions within the vicinity of 100 to 300 meters of the protected monument Quila Rai Pithora at Village Saidulajab, New Delhi.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. The matter is related to the census of trees.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Yadram Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 23/01/2024.

The grievance in the application is mining activities within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ area) in violation of existing rules and orders of Supreme Court of India in W.P. (Civil) No. 653/1994 in which SC vide order, November 17, 2004 has directed that no blasting operations are allowed within 10 km of the area.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2022.

The Supreme Court directed the Agra Development Authority to remove all business activities within 500 meters from the boundary/peripheral wall of the monument Taj Mahal.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/12/2021.

The matter related to Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The matter related to permission for felling 1803 trees for the purpose of widening of the Mathura-Deeng (Gobardhan) road (four lanes road], which falls in the TTZ Area.

Order of the Madras High Court dated 07/06/2021 in the matter of Suo Motu Vs Archaeological Survey of India & Others regarding safeguarding of archaeological monuments in Tamil Nadu.

The Madras High Court, June 7, 2021 in a slew of measures directed the concerned authorities to establish Mamallapuram World Heritage Area Management Authority to manage and safeguard all the monuments and the same to be notified within a period of eight weeks.

Order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of Noorjahan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/02/2021.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/12/2019 regarding environment protection of Taj Mahal. Among the various directions passed by the apex court are the following:

a. The Agra Municipal Corporation has been directed to submit the report (Environment Impact Assessment) of the waste to energy plant submitted by M/s Spaak Bresson Pvt. Ltd. to the NEERI.