Public Trust Doctrine Archives

[Gas Migration Dispute] Reliance had limited role to ‘explore’ and ‘extract’ natural gas as a licensee only; Delhi High Court upholds arbitral award in favour of Reliance Industries

Delhi High Court observed that in the present case, the natural resource viz. natural gas was neither ‘bought’ nor ‘sold’ as between Reliance and the Ministry; thus, the public trust doctrine was not contravened.

Case Briefs High Courts

[Public Trust Doctrine] Kar HC | State largesse should not be marred by any arbitrariness while dealing with alienation of natural resources

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma CJ and Sachin Shankar Magadum J allowed the petition, quashed the initial

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Under Public Trust Doctrine, State has to act as trustee of water bodies; States/UTs directed to designate nodal agency for restoration of water bodies

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Full Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member), Dr Stayawan Singh Garbyal