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Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association v. Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, and others (Writ Petition _/2009) (Protection of the Piain, Dawki and Dhala rivers from Jaflong and Bholaganj stone quarries) (Original Petition)
Chile -- Pelambres Decision, Rol Nº12004-2005 (3 Nov 2006)
Costa Rica -- Exp. 08-001282-1027-CA (espanol) (Crucitas - revoking permit) (14 December 2010)
Guatemala -- Expediente 1072-2011, Corte de Constitucionalidad, en Calidad de Tribunal Extraordinario de Amparo (1-12-2011)
Guatemala -- Resolución del Procurador de Derechos Humanos - Denuncia presentada por Vecinos de la Colonia Veinte de Octubre (condena la actividad de las arenera)
Guatemala -- Sentencia Declarando la Inconstitucionalidad de los Articulos 19, 20, 21, 24, 27, 75, 81 y 86 de la Ley de Mineria Decreto 48-97
Honduras -- Recurso de Inconstitucionalidad No. 172-06 (inconstitucionalidad de la Ley General de Minería)
India -- Deepak Kumar and others v. State of Haryana and Others, I.A. Nos. 12-13/2011 in SLP (C) 19628-19629/2009 (2012.02.27) (Supreme Court of India) (Order) (Environmental Clearance required for mining leases under five hectares)
India -- Gokul Das v. Geologist and Others, WP 9015/ 2007 (2009.07.24) (Kerala High Court) (Sand mining)
India -- Gomantek Shetakari Sangha and another v. Union of India and others (Appeal No. 30/2009 NEAA) (Revocation of clearance for iron mining project in Goa)
India -- K.M. Chinnappa v. Union of India W.P. 202/1995(2002.10.30)(Mining in Forest Land)
India -- Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and others CWP No.6802 of 2010 (2011.08.12) (High Court of Himachal Pradesh) (judgment setting aside enviromental clearance)
India -- M.K. Janardhanam v. The District Collector W.P. 985/2000 (2002.07.26)(Illegal Sand Mining)
India -- Ministry of the Environment and Forests (2011.09.08) (Order revoking environmental clearance for the Pirna Iron Ore Mine because of deliberate concealment of data)
India -- Paristhithi Samrakshna Samithi v. State of Kerala, WP(C) 3128/2009 (dd. 2009.03.30)
India -- Pirna Naroda Nagrik Kruti Samiti and another v. Ministry of Environment and Forests and others (NEAA Appeal No. 38/2009) (2010.05.10)
India -- Pirna Naroda Nagrik Kruti Samiti and another v. Union and India and ors, Appeal 38/2008 (National Environment Appellate Authority) (2010.09.21) (Submission on behalf of the appellant)
India -- Prafulla Santara v. Ministry of Environment and Forests et al. Appeal No. 18/2009 (2010.09.15) (National Environment Appellate Authority) (Order suspending grant of clearance for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri Hills)
India -- Pratap Singh Thakur v. Ministry of the Environment and Forests and others, Appeal No. 34 of 2009 (2010.08.30) (National Environmental Appellate Authority) (Order) (Overturning Environmental Clearance for proposed cement plant and limestone mine)
India -- Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra v. State of U.P., WP 8209 & 8821 of 1983 (1985.03.12) (Dehradun quarries case)
India -- Shankar Jog v Union of India and another, PILWP 6/2011(2011.08.12) (High Court of Bombay at Goa) (Judgment) (length of validity of Environmental Clearances)
India -- Soman vs Geologist [2004 (3) KLT 577] (Restrictions on sand/clay mining)
Kenya -- Rodgers Muema Nzioka v. Tiomin Kenya Ltd (97 of 2001) High Court of Kenya at Mombasa
Papua New Guinea - Tarsie et al. v Ramu Nico Management (MCC) Limited et al., WS 202 of 2010 (application for Interim Injunctions) (11 March 2010)
Papua New Guinea -- Medaing et al. v Ramu Nico Management (MCC) Limited, WS No. 1192 of 2010 (2010.10.22) (National Court of Justice) (Interim Injunction)
Peru--Sentencia Tribunal Constitucional La Oroya
Philippines -- A Bugal-b’laan Tribal Association, Inc v. Ramos (2004.01.29)
Philippines -- Affidavit of Mark Chernaik "On the likely impacts if relief is not granted to petitioners in G.R. No. 197754" (2011.10.03)
Philippines -- Philippine Earth Justice Center Inc et al. v. Department of Environment and Natural Resources et al. (2011.08.09) (Supreme Court) (Writ of Kalikasan)
Sri Lanka -- Bulankulama v. Min. of Industrial Development (Eppawala case), S.C. Application No. 884/99 (F/R)
Sri Lanka -- Environmental Foundation Limited v. The Attorney-General, S. C. Application No. 128/91; (1992.12.10) (Supreme Court of Sri Lanka) (Quarry Blasting Settlement Agreement)
Sri Lanka -- Withanage v. Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and others (2004) (original petition)

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