| Sr. | Subject | Order date | Court Name | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC restrains from issuing post-facto EC and quashed a notification Dt 14.3.2017 and OM dt 7.7.2021 reg post-facto EC and saved the projects that already received post-facto EC under OM 2021 | 29-07-2026 | Supreme Court | View |
| 2 | Supreme Court Upholds Rule Allowing Inclusion Of Royalty In Iron Ore's Average Sale Price To Determine Royalty. | 13-07-2026 | Supreme Court | View |
| 3 | Mining lease cases approved by the State Government and the Central Government before 12 January 2015 would not be treated as “pending applications” under Section 10A of the MMDR Act. | 09-06-2026 | Supreme Court | View |
| 4 | Royalty is payable at the rate in force of the date of physical dispatch/removal, not the earlier contract/auction rate. | 04-06-2026 | Supreme Court | View |
| 5 | Compliance of SSMG-2016 and EMGSM-2020 guidelines is sufficient; mere non-inclusion of these guidelines in the DSR does not render it defective. | 27-05-2026 | NGT | View |
| 6 | The Supreme Court has directed that mining is prohibited within all National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, as well as within a one-kilometre buffer zone around their boundaries across India. The Court reaffirmed its 26 April 2023 order in the Goa Foundation case, making the one-kilometre no-mining restriction applicable nationwide. | 13-11-2025 | SC | View |