Vanashakti Judgment

Supreme Court sets aside NGT orders shutting formaldehyde units that lacked prior environmental clearance, applying Pahwa Plastics after Vanashakti's recall, with a one-month EC deadline.

The Supreme Court recalls the Vanashakti judgment, permitting post-facto environmental clearances in exceptional and rare cases. The 2:1 ruling allows retrospective approval for operational projects, though a dissent warned of ecological risks.