The Hindu · 2026-07-30
After a brief pause, U.S. and Iran resume strikes After U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, fighting resumed and India’s Supreme Court limited retrospective approvals under a 2021 industrial regularisation order.
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Why it matters Supreme Court limits retrospective industry approvals, shaping sustainable development and environmental governance questions.
What happened: resumed Middle East fighting after February 28 and the Supreme Court’s prospective quashing Prospective correction for retrospective approvals in environmental/industrial governance UPSC can frame this ruling as a lesson in how courts treat retrospective regularisation of environmental/clearance non-compliance: legality is corrected going forward while continuity is protected for ongoing public works.
