High Court of Karnataka allowed the writ petitioner in a minor mineral concession case, quashing the endorsement rejecting NOC for clay quarrying based on non-existent default 10 km ESZ. The court held that there is no automatic 10 km Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected areas and the endorsement was legally misconceived, contrary to MoEF guidelines and settled precedents like Goa Foundation and Bhushan Enterprises....
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an endorsement dated 05.01.2023 issued by respondent No.6, the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Ha...




