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Diluting green protection
Hindustan Times West UP
|November 20, 2025
Supreme Court withdrawing its prohibition of ex post facto green clearances weakens environmental regulation
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The Supreme Court's recall of its May 2025 Vanashakti judgment, which barred ex post facto environmental clearances (EC) —a mechanism to regularise violations “in exceptional circumstances” — weakens environmental regulation in the country.
This story is from the November 20, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times West UP.
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