Supreme Court: No Out-of-Turn Listing for Wealthy Litigants in Gir Resort Case

The Supreme Court declined urgent listing of a plea by Gujarat-based Wildwoods Resorts and Realties, stressing that case hearings should not favour the rich litigants. 

The company challenged the Gujarat High Court’s refusal to hear its case after the State Board for Wildlife had already rejected the proposed resort project near Gir National Park in December 2024. The State argued that at least 1 kilometer distance has to be maintained.

The Special Leave Petition was filed in April 2025 and came up before Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan.

Initially listed for January 2026, the case was later advanced to August 2025, but without granting special urgency.