Review judgment a step in retrogression: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dissents on retrospective EC

Published on : 18 Nov 2025, 3:34 pm 3 min read

Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan penned a dissenting judgment on Tuesday in the case concerning legality of retrospective environmental clearances (EC).

While the majority on the Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran permitted review petition seeking retrospective grant of environmental clearances (EC) for projects, Justice Bhuyan dissented and upheld the Court's May 2025 verdict.

The Court in its May verdict had quashed a 2017 notification and 2021 Office Memorandum that permitted retrospective grant of ECs.

Justice Bhuyan upheld that verdict and said that Supreme Court, as the highest constitutional court of the country, has the duty and obligation under the Constitution