Australia
Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Incorporated v Environment Protection Authority (2021) nswlec 92
Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (2013) 194 lgera 347
Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister for Planning (2019) 234 lgera 257
Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd & Ors (No 6) [2022] qlc 21
Bangladesh
Al-Haj Md. Hossain Khan v. Abdul Matin Biswas and others, Environment, Case No. 1 of 2003 was stayed by Writ Petition No. 4078 of 2003
Brazil
psb et al. v Brazil 2020 adpf 760
China
All-China Environment Federation (acef) v. Xiuwen epb (Guiyang Intermediate Court 2012), spc Gazette (2013), issue no.1
All-China Environment Federation and Another v. Guiyang Dingba Paper Mill (2011), spc Nine Model Cases on Environment and Resources (2014), case no. 1
All-China Environment Federation v. Qingzhen Land and Resources Bureau (Qingzhen Environment Court, 2009)
China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (cbcgdf) v. Guizhou Hongde Real Estate Co. (2019), spc Model Cases of 2019 on Environmental Public Interest Litigation and Eco-Environmental Damages Compensation (2020), case no. 2
China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (cbcgdf) v. Shenzhen Sumei Company and Other
Friends of Nature (fon) v. State Grid Gansu Power Co. (Gansu High Court, 2018)
Friends of Nature (fon) v. Xinping Co and Kunming Institute (2020) (gc no.173) Guiyang Municipal Court, Decision on Designated Jurisdiction (2007)
Guiyang Two Lakes and One Reservoir Management Committee v. Guizhou Tianfeng Chemical Co. Ltd (Qingzhen Environment Court, 2007)
Kunming Environmental Protection Bureau v. Kunming Sannong Co. Ltd & Another (Kunming Intermediate Court, 2011)
Kunming Sannong Co. Ltd. & Another v. Kunming Environmental Protection Bureau (Yunnan High Court, 2011)
Qin Jiaxue (2018) (gc no.172)
spc 10 Model Cases on Environmental Public Interest Litigation (2017), case no.2
spc Model Environment and Resources Cases for 2021 (2022), case no.7
Ten Model Cases of the People’s Courts for 2011, case no. 8 (People’s Court News, 6 Jan 2012)
Wuhan Zhuohang Jianghai Trading Co. Ltd., Xiang Yang and 11 Others (2020) (gc no.202)
Zhu Xiaochen v. Anyang County epb, spc Model Environment and Resources Cases of 2019 (2020), case no. 22
Zhu Zhengmao and All-China Environment Federation v. Jiangsu Jiangyin Harbour Container Co. (2009), spc Nine Model Cases on Environment and Resources (2014), case no. 5
India
a.p. Pollution Control Board v. m. v. Nayudu (1999) 2 scc 718; (2001) 2 scc 62
Abhisht Kusum Gupta v Government of nct (2021) scc OnLine ngt 854
Ashok Kumar v Government of nct (2016) scc OnLine ngt 3563
Ashwini Kumar Dubey v Union of India, ngt Judgment, 18 Jan 2022
Asim Sarode v. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, ngt Judgment, 6 Sep 2014
Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangathan v. Union of India (2012) 8 scc 326
Bonani Kakkar v Oil India Limited (2020) scc OnLine ngt 954
C. Murugan v. Member Secretary Karnataka (2015) scc OnLine ngt 8
Citizens for Green Doon v Union of India (2021) scc OnLine scc 1074
Citizens for Green Doon v Union of India, ngt Order, 8 Oct 2018
Court on its own motion v. State of Karnataka, Original Application No. 125/2017, ngt Order, 6 Dec 2018
C. Murugan v. Member Secretary Karnataka (2015) scc OnLine ngt 8
d.g. Khan Cement Company v. Government of Punjab, c.p.1290-L/2019
Director General (Road Development) nhai v Aam Aadmi Lokmanch (2021) 11 scc 566 Federation of Rainbow Warriors v Union of India, ngt Order, 21 Aug 2018
Forward Foundation & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors., Original Application No. 222/2014, ngt Judgment, 10 Sep 2015
Gajubha Jadeja Jesar v Union of India (2022) scc OnLine sc 993
Goa Foundation v ngt, Principal Bench air 2023 Bom 1 (fb)
Goa Foundation v. Union of India, ngt Judgment, 18 Jul 2013
Gram Panchayat Totu [Mafthai] v State of Himachal Pradesh, Original Application No. 2 of 2011, ngt Judgment, 11 Oct 2011
Gurpreet Singh Bagga v. Ministry of Environment and Forests (2016) scc OnLine ngt 92
Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v Union of India (2019) scc OnLine 441
Hariram Singh v State of Bihar, ngt Order, 14 Jan 2019
Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v National Ganga River Basin Authority, ngt Judgment, 10 Dec 2015 (Ganges river)
Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v. Union of India (1986) 3 scc 212
In Re: Court on its own motion v. State of Himachal Pradesh and others (2013) cwpil No. 15 of 2010
In Re: Gas Leak at lg Polymers Chemical Plant in R. R Venkatapuram Village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, ngt Order, 8 May 2020
In Re: Gas Leak at lg Polymers Chemical Plant in r.r Venkatapuram Village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh (2020) scc OnLine ngt 129
In Re: News item published in The Tribune dated 16.01.2023 titled “Joshimath disaster a warning for Mussoorie”, ngt Order, 31 Jan 2023
Jan Chetna v. MoEFF, ngt Judgment, 9 Feb 2012
Jitendra Singh v MoEFF&cc (2020) 20 scc 581
Jitendra Singh v MoEFF&cc (2019) scc OnLine ngt 878
Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust v State of Gujarat (2022) scc OnLine sc 120
Kishan Lal Gera v. State of Haryana 2015 all (i) ngt reporter (2) (Delhi) 286
m.c. Mehta v. Kamal Nath air (2002) sc 1997
m. c. Mehta v. Union of India (1986) 2 scc 176
m.p. Patil v. Union of India, ngt Judgment, Appeal No. 12 of 2012, ngt 13 Mar 2014
m.r Pollution Control Board v. Staller House, Original Application No. 160 (thc) 8 Aug 2013
M/S Sterlite Industries v Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, ngt Judgment, 8 Aug 2013
Madhya Pradesh High Court Advocates Bar Association v Union of India (2022) scc OnLine 639 Mahendra Pandey v Union of India, ngt Judgment, 8 Dec 2017
Manoj Mishra v Union of India, Original Application No. 300 of 2013, ngt Judgment, 22 Jul 2013
Manoj Mishra v. Union of India, ngt Order, 26 July 2018
Manoj Misra v. uoi & Ors, Original Application No. 6 of 2012 and m.a. Nos. 967/2013 & 275/2014, ngt Judgment, 13 Jan 2015
Mantri Techzone (P) Ltd v Forward Foundation (2019) 18 scc 494
M. C. Mehta v. Union of India (1986) 2 scc 176
MoEF v Nirma Ltd, Supreme Court Order, 4 Aug 2014
Ms. Betty C. Alvares v. The State of Goa & Ors., In Application No.63 of 2012, 14 Feb 2014
M/S Sterlite Industries v Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, ngt Judgment, 8 Aug 2013
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v Ankita Sinha (2021) scc OnLine sc 897
ngt Bar Association (Western Zone) v Union of India (2018) scc OnLine sc 3798
North East Affected Area Development Society v Union of India (2015) scc OnLine ngt 1564
Om Dutt Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Application No. 521/2014, 7 May 2015
Original Application No. 16 of 2013, ngt Judgment, 4 Apr 2014
Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti v Union of India, ngt Judgment, 22 Feb 2021
R. R. Raja v State of Jharkhand, ngt Order, 3 May 2019
Rajeev Suri v dda (2021) scc OnLine sc 7
Rana Sengupta v. Union of India, Appeal No. 54/2012, ngt Judgment, 22 Mar 2013
Roger Mathew v. South India Bank Ltd (2019) scc OnLine sc 1456
S Pugazhendhi v Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board, ngt Judgment, 5 Mar 2021
Samir Mehta v Union of India, ngt Judgment, 2 Aug 2016
Sandeep Mittal v MoEFF&cc, ngt Judgment, 1 Feb 2021
Sanghar Zuber Ismail v MoEFF&cc (2021) scc OnLine sc 669
Society for Protection of Environment and Biodiversity v. Union of India, ngt Judgment, 8 Nov 2017
S Pugazhendhi v Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board, ngt Judgment, 5 Mar 2021
Sridevi Datla v Union of India (2021) 5 scc 321
State of m.p v Centre for Environment Protection Research and Development (2020) scc OnLine sc 687
State of Meghalaya v All Dimasa Students Union (2019) 8 scc 197 State of up v Uday Education and Welfare Trust (2022) scc OnLine sc 1469
Subhash Kumar v. State. of Bihar (1991) 1 scc 598
Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association and others v. State of nct of Delhi and others, ngt Judgment, 2 Feb 2017
t.n. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India, Supreme Court Order, 5 Nov 2015
Talli Gram Panchayat v Union of India (2022) scc OnLine sc 902
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board v Sterlite Industries (2019) 19 scc 479
Tanaji Balasaheb Gambhire v. Union of India (2016) scc OnLine ngt 4213
Tejinder Kumar Jolly v State of Uttarkhand (2021) scc OnLine sc 1077
The Goa Foundation Anr v. Union of India Ors, m.a. No. 49 of 2013 in Original Application No. 26 of 2012, 18 Jul 2013
Tribunal on its Own Motion v Secretary of State, ngt Judgment, 4 Apr 2014
Tribunal on its own Motion v. District Collector, Sivaganga District (2014) scc OnLine 1450
Tribunal on its own Motion v. Govt. of nct of Delhi, Order, 30 Aug 2018
Tribunal on its own Motion v. Union of India (2014) scc OnLine 1433
Ultimate V Carbon v District Environmental Engineer (2021) 10 scc 655
Union of India v. R. Gandhi (2010) 6 s.c.r 857
Ultimate V Carbon v District Environmental Engineer (2021) 10 scc 655
Vardhman Kaushik v Union of India and Sanjay Kulshreshtha v Union of India, ngt Judgment, 7 Apr 2015
Vellore Citizen’s Welfare Forum v. Union of India air 1986 sc 2715
Vimal Bhai v. Union of India High Court of Delhi M 15895/2005 in wp(C) 17682/2005
Wilfred J v Ministry of Environment and Forests, ngt Judgment, 17 Jul 2014
Indonesia
Dusmad and others v. the Board of Investment of West Java [2016] Decision of the Administrative Court of Bandung No. 124/g/lh/2016/ptun-bdg
Kallista Alam Company v. the Ministry for the Environment [2017] Decision of the District Court of Meulaboh No. 16/pdt.g/2017/pn.mbo
Kedung Ombo case [1994] Supreme Court Decision No. 650 pk/Pdt/1994
Komari and others v. Major of Samarinda and others [2015] Decision of the High Court of Samarinda No. 138/pdt/2015/pt.smr
Komari and others v. Major of Samarinda and others [2019] Decision of the Supreme Court No. 490 K/Pdt/2019
Ministry for the Environment and Forestry v. Bumi Mekar Hijau [2015] Decision of the District Court of Palembang No. 24/Pdt.G/2015/pn.Plg Ministry for the Environment and Forestry v. Bumi Mekar Hijau [2016] Decision of the High Court of Palembang No. 51/pdt/2016/pt.plg
Ministry for the Environment and Forestry v. the Kallista Alam company [2012] Decision of the District Court of Meulaboh No. 12/pdt.g/2012/pn.mbo
Ministry for the Environment and Forestry v. the Kallista Alam company [2015] Decision of the Supreme Court No. 651 K/Pdt/2015
Ministry of Environment and Forestry v. the Arjuna Utama Sawit [2018] No. 213/Pdt.G/lh/2018/pn.Plk
Ministry of Environment and Forestry v. the Jatim Jaya Perkasa company [2015] No. 108/Pdt.G/2015/pn.Jkt.Utr
Ministry of Environment and Forestry v. the Kalimantan Lestari Mandiri company [2018] No. 51/Pdt.G/lh/2018/pn Klk
Ministry of Environment and Forestry v. the Merbabu Pelelawan Lestari company [2013] No. 157/Pdt.G/2013/pn.Pbr
Ministry of Environment and Forestry v. the National Sago Prima company [2016] No. 540/pdt/2017/pt.dki
Ministry of Environment and Forestry v. the Rambang Agro Jaya company [2019] No. 445/Pdt.G/2019/pn.Jkt.Pst
Ministry of Environment and Forestry v. the Waringin Agro Jaya company [2016] No. 456/Pdt.G-lh/2016/pn Jkt. Sel
Ministry of Environment and Foresty v. the Palmina Utama company [2016] No. 125/Pdt.G/2016/pn.Bjm
Ministry of Environment v. the Selatnasik Indokwarsa company and the Simpang Pesak Indokwarsa company [2009] No. 105/Pdt/G/2009/pn.jkt.ut
Rompas and other v. President of Indonesia and others [2016] Decision of the District Court of Palangkaraya No. 118/Pdt.G/lh/2016/pn.Plk
Rompas and others v. President of Indonesia and others [2018] Decision of the Supreme Court No. 3555 K/Pdt/2018
Rompas and others v. President of Indonesia and others [2022] Supreme Court Decision No. 980 pk/pdt/2021 (forthcoming)
walhi and Sarjum v. the Board of Investment and Integrated Permits Service and the Cirebon Energi Prasarana [2017] Decision of the Administrative Court of Bandung Decision No: 148/G/lh/2017/ptun-bdg
walhi v. the Inti Indorayon Company [1989] Decision of the Central Jakarta District Court No. 820/Pdt./G/1988/pn.Jkt.Pst.
Wijana, Sufarlan, Astawa, & Greenpeace Indonesia v. Governor of Bali & Celukan Bawang Coal Power Plant [2018] Decision of the Administrative Court of Denpasar No. 2/G/lh/2018/ptun/Dps.
Wijana, Sufarlan, Astawa, & Greenpeace Indonesia v. Governor of Bali & Celukan Bawang Coal Power Plant [2018] Decision of the Supreme Court Decision No. 224 K/tun/lh/2019.
Japan
Kamisu City arsenic health hazard case (edcc-Adjudication of liability No. 2 of 2006)
Minamata disease case (edcc-Conciliation No. 4 of 1971)
Odakyu Railway noise case (edcc-Adjudication of liability No. 1 of 1992)
Osaka International Airport noise case (edcc-Conciliation No. 1 of 1973; Conciliation No. 16 of 1981)
spike tires road dust case (edcc-Conciliation No.17 of 1987)
Suginami diseases case (edcc-Adjudication of cause No. 1 of 1997)
Teshima industrial waste illegal dumping case (edcc-Conciliation No. 4 of 1993)
Watarase River mining pollution case (edcc-Conciliation No. 8 of 1972)
Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures golf course pesticide damage case (edcc-Conciliation No. 12 of 1990)
Netherlands
Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands [2015] haza C/09/00456689
New Zealand
Auckland Council v Lau [2016] NZEnvC 103
Environmental Defence Society Inc v The New Zealand King Salmon Co Ltd [2014] nzlr 38 (nzsc).
Eyre Community Environmental Safety Society Inc v Canterbury Regional Council and another [2020] NZEnvC 138
Ideal Laundry Ltd v Petone Borough [1957] nzlr 1038 (nzsc)
Lal’s Transport Ltd v Auckland Council (2011) 16 elrnz 637 (nzhc)
McGuire v Hastings District Council [2002] nzlr 577 (Privy Council)
Ngati Paoa Trust Board v Kennedy Point Boatharbour Ltd [2022] NZEnvC 12
Powell v Dunedin City Council [2004] 3 nzlr 721 (CA, Wellington)
Re an application by Waiheke Marinas Limited [2015] NZEnvC 218
Stark v Auckland Regional Council [1994] 3 nzlr 614 (hc)
Pakistan
Abdul Wahab and others v. hbl and others, 2013 scmr 1383
Asghar Leghari v. Federation of Pakistan and others, 2018 cld 424
Asghar Leghari v. Federation of Pakistan and others, 2015 w.p. No. 25501/2015
Barrister Zafarullah Khan v. Federation of Pakistan, 2018 scmr 2001
d.g. Khan Cement Company Ltd. v. Government of Punjab through Chief Secretary, Lahore and others, 2021 scmr 834
D. G. Khan Cement Company v Government of Punjab, 2019 c.p.1290-L
Environmental Protection Agency, Punjab through its Director General, Lahore etc. v. Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited, Lahore, Civil Petition No.677-L of 2018
General Secretary, West Pakistan Salt Minors Labour Union (cba) Khewra, Jhelum v. The Director Industries and Mineral Development Punjab, Lahore, 1994 scmr 2061
Government of Balochistan v. Azizullah Memon, pld 1993 sc 341
Habib Ullah Energy Limited v. wapda, pld 2014 sc 47
Haji Muhammad Hussain v. dco Dir Upper, 2008 cld 1171
Haji Mullah Noorullah v. Secretary Mines and Minerals, 2015 ylr 2349
Human Rights Case No.14392 of 2013: in the matter of ogra v. Midway ii cng Station, 2014 scmr 220
Human Rights Case No.31-K/1992, pld 1994 sc 102
Imrana Tiwana and others v. Province of Punjab and others, pld 2015 Lahore 522
Islamabad Wildlife Management Board v. Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad, pld 2021 Islamabad 6
Karachi Building Control Authority v. Saleem Akhtar Rajpoot, 1993 scmr 1451
Lahore Bachao Tehrik v. Dr. Iqbal Muhammad Chauhan, 2015 scmr 1520
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited v. Environmental Protection Agency and others, pld 2018 Lahore 255
Mohammad Younas v. Government of Punjab, wp No.25550 of 2014
Ms. Shehla Zia and others v. wapda, pld 1994 sc 693
Muhammad Ahmad Pansota and others v. Federation of Pakistan and others, pld 2020 Lahore 229
Muhammad Ayaz v. Government of Punjab through Chief Secretary and others, 2017 cld 772
Muhammad Yar v. Province of Punjab, wp No.21857 of 2018
Nematullah Khan v. Federation of Pakistan, 2020 scmr 622 Physical and Environmental Planning Department, pld 2007 Lahore 403
Pir Imran Sajid and others v. Managing Director/General Manager (Manager Finance) Telephone Industries of Pakistan and others, 2015 scmr 1257
Province of Sindh v. Sartaj Hyder, 2023 scmr 459
Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan registered under the Societies Act, 1860 through authorized person Chaudhary Awais v. Province of Punjab through Chief Secretary, Civil Secretariat, Lower Mall, Lahore and others, Ahmed, 2023 scmr 969
Qazi Athar v. The Province of Sindh, cp No.52 of 2018
Raja Zahoor Ahmed and others v. Capital Development Authority through Chairman and others, 2022 scmr 1411
Shah Zaman Khan v. Govt. of kpk, ca 329 of 2022
sheri-cbe and others v. Lahore Development Authority and others, 2006 scmr 1202
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation and Others v. Nestle Milkpak Limited and others, 2005 clc 424
Suo Motu Case No.10 of 2005, 2010 scmr 361
Suo Motu Case No.10 of 2010, 2011 scmr 73
Suo Motu Case No.13 of 2009, pld 2011 sc 619
Suo Motu Case No.19 of 2016, 2017 scmr 683
Suo Motu Case No.25 of 2009, 2011 scmr 1743
Suo Motu Case No. 13 of 2005, SC of Pakistan, Golden Jubilee Edition, 106
Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and 4 others v. Government of Punjab through Housing Physical and Environmental Planning Department, Lahore, pld 2007 403
The Employees of the Pakistan Law Commission, Islamabad v. Ministry of Works and 2 others, 1994 scmr 1548
United Bank Limited v. Hussain Mustafa, 2018 ylr 1164
United Welfare Association Lahore v. Lahore Development Authority, Writ Petition No.9297 of 1991
Watan Party v. Federation of Pakistan, pld 2006 sc 697
The Philippines
Arigo v Swift, gr No 206510, 16 Sep 2014
Bishop Arigo, et al. v. Scott Swift, et al., g.r. No. 20510, 16 September 2014
Boracay Foundation, Inc. v. The Province of Aklan, et al., g.r. 196870, 26 June 2012
Braga v. Abaya, gr No. 223976, 13 Sep 2016
Consolidated cases of Paje, et al. vs Casino, gr No. 207257, gr No. 207276, gr No. 207282, and gr No. 207366, 3 February 2015 mmda v. Concerned Residents of Manila Bay, g.r. Nos. 171947–48
Mosqueda, et al. v. ca, g.r. No. 189185, 16 August 2016
Oposa v. Factoran, Jr, g.r. No. 101083, 30 July 1993
Resident Marine Mammals of Tañon Strait, et al. v. doe, et al., g.r. No. 180771,21 April 2015
Resident Marine Mammals of the Protected Seascape Tanon Strait v. doe Secretary Angelo Reyes, et al., g.r. No. 181527, 21 April 2015
Sanggacala, et al v. National Power Corporation npc, g.r. No. 209538, 7 July 2021
Segovia, et al. v. Climate Change Commission, et al., g.r. No. 211010, 7 Mar 2017
West Tower Condominium Corporation v. The First Philippine Industrial Corporation (fpic), g.r. No. 194239, 16 June 2015
United Kingdom
Golden Straight Corporation v Nippon Yusen Kubishka Kaisha [2007] ukhl 12
R (Nadarajah and Abdi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] ewca Civ 1363
United States
Juliana v United States 947 F.3d 1159 (9th Cir. 2020)
West Virginia v Environmental Protection Agency 142 S. Ct. 2587 (2022)