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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Monitoring Committee's Order in Mukesh Mills Redevelopment Case — CRZ-II Zoning and Development Control Regulations Apply to Textile Mill Land.

The petitioners, M/s TCI Industries Ltd and its Executive Director, owned a large property in Colaba, Mumbai, known as Mukesh Mills, a former cotton t...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against NGT Orders in Sterlite Copper Plant Closure Case — Upholds Maintainability of Composite Appeal Under NGT Act. The Court held that a composite appeal under Section 16 of the NGT Act is maintainable and that closure orders without natural justice are invalid.

The Supreme Court disposed of a batch of appeals arising from orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) concerning the closure of a copper smelter p...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Appeal in Service Transfer Matter — Transfer Order Set Aside Due to Non-Compliance with Transfer Policy. Court Held That Transfer of Environmental Officer Without Following the Policy of Tenure and Without Considering Objections Was Unsustainable.

The appellant, Sri K. S. Sudhakara, was working as an Environmental Officer with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). He was transferr...

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Supreme Court Upholds Project Proponent's Environmental Clearance in Construction Dispute Under Amended EIA Regime. Environmental Clearance Granted by Local Authority Valid as Per Notification Dated 9.12.2016, Protecting Existing Constructions but Requiring Fresh Clearance for Future Expansion.

The dispute centered on the validity of an Environmental Clearance (EC) obtained by a project proponent for a construction project in Maharashtra. The...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Environmental Clearance for Thermal Power Plant Due to Vitiated Public Hearing. Public Hearing Under Rule 5(3) of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 Must Be Meaningful and Not a Mere Formality.

This public interest litigation was filed by four farmers from Wardha district challenging the public hearing conducted by the Regional Officer of the...

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Supreme Court Allows JSPL to Transport Iron Ore from SMPL's Lease Area Despite Expired Environmental Clearance. Mining Operations Definition Under Section 3(d) of MMDRA Does Not Include Transportation of Already Mined Minerals, Affirming High Court's Writ of Mandamus.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the State of Odisha against the Orissa High Court's order directing the State to grant transport permi...