Bombay High Court Examines Challenge to Executive Instruction Requiring Environmental Clearance for Quarry Permits Under Maharashtra Minor Mineral Extraction Rules, 2013. Petitioners Contend Rule 59 Governs Short-Term Permits and Does Not Mandate Prior Environmental Clearance, Unlike Rule 11(5)(f) for Quarry Leases, and Executive Instructions Cannot Override Statutory Rules.
14 Oct 2022These three writ petitions were filed before the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court by two stone crusher owners' associations and one individual pr...
