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National Governance & Policy 06 Oct 2026, 09:12 AM IST

Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Nicobar Project Proceedings, Keeping Forest Rights Challenge Alive

The Supreme Court has declined to halt proceedings linked to the Nicobar mega-project, leaving intact a legal challenge that questions the diversion of more than 130 square kilometres of pristine tropical forest. The petitions before the Calcutta High Court argue that the project violates the Forest Rights Act and threatens the cultural survival of the Shompen and Nicobarese communities.

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National Governance & Policy06 Oct 2026, 08:07 AM IST

Supreme Court Declines to Halt Nicobar Project Proceedings, Leaving Forest Rights Challenge to Continue

The Supreme Court has refused to stay proceedings in a challenge to the Nicobar project, allowing the case to continue in the Calcutta High Court. The petitions argue that the diversion of more than 130 square kilometres of pristine tropical forest violated the Forest Rights Act and endangered the cultural and ecological survival of the Shompen and Nicobarese communities.

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National Governance & PolicyJust now (03:39 AM IST)

Centre Seeks Supreme Court Stay on Great Nicobar Hearings, Reasserts Challenge to Petitioner’s Standing

The Union government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on hearings in the Great Nicobar project matter, while reiterating its position that petitioner Meena Gupta lacks locus standi and that the petitions amount to an abuse of process. The move comes after the Calcutta High Court rejected the Centre’s standing objection in May, clearing the way for a final hearing scheduled for November.

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National Governance & PolicyJust now (11:22 AM IST)

Calcutta High Court judge recuses from four pleas linked to alleged sand operator Tulu Mondal

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court has recused itself from hearing four applications connected to Tulu Mondal, described in court proceedings as a sand mafioso. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed that the matters be placed before the Chief Justice for appropriate orders, shifting the cases back into the court’s administrative roster system.

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