# Jairam Ramesh backs SC judge’s warning on bypassing green laws 2026-08-14T11:18:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday warned that India's progressive environmental laws have been consistently bypassed and urged the judiciary to enforce them in letter and spirit. He shared excerpts from an August 8 speech by Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan at Vivekananda Kendra in Guwahati, calling it a "timely and courageous warning." In his speech, Justice Bhuyan questioned the court's approach to environmental challenges, saying it should not dismiss petitions at the threshold but instead ask whether a project has complied with environmental norms. He cautioned that closing the doors of constitutional courts to committed environmentalists would itself threaten the environment. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com Tags: Jairam Ramesh, National Green Tribunal, Supreme Court of India, Ujjal Bhuyan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jairam-ramesh-backs-sc-judges-warning-on-bypassing-green-laws/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jairam-ramesh-backs-sc-judges-warning-on-bypassing-green-laws/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.