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Vanashakti Verdict Under Revision
November 22 , 2025
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- A Supreme Court Bench has reversed its May 2025 Vanashakti order that had stopped post-facto environmental clearances (EC).
- The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and the 1994/2006 EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) notifications require projects to get an EC before starting work.
- Earlier cases, such as Common Cause (2017) and Alembic Pharmaceuticals (2020), had held that post-facto ECs were not allowed where a prior EC was mandatory.
- The new decision allows a small space for post-facto “regularisation” when major resources are already used, usually with fines.
- The Court noted that the Environment Ministry must keep “EC first” as the main rule and use post-facto EC only in rare situations.
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