Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Stone Quarry Lease Holders Against NGT Order Prohibiting Mining in Elephant Corridor. The Court upheld the National Green Tribunal's directions to ban mining activities in the Similipal-Hadagarh-Kuldiha-Similipal elephant corridor and to complete the process for declaring a conservation reserve under Section 36 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, based on environmental and wildlife conservation concerns.
2 Mar 2022The dispute arose from an original application filed by Rural Organisation for Social Empowerment before the National Green Tribunal, seeking cancella...




