M. C. Mehta vs Union of India - 2003 Supreme(SC) 1644

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2003 Supreme(SC) 1644

M.B.SHAH, ARUN KUMAR
M. C. Mehta – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners:- In person
For the Respondents:- Mr. Krishan Mahajan, (A.C.), Mr. Altaf Ahmed, ASG, Mr. Hemant Sharma, Mr. A.D.N .Rao, Mr. P. Parmeswaran, Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Ms. Sushma Suri, Mr. B.V. Balram Das, Mr. Vijay Panjwani, Mrs. Suchitra Atul Chitale, Mr. Ajay K. Agarwal, Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, Ms. Alka Agrawal, Mr. C. Siddharth, Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Mr. Gautam Awasthi, Ms. Mridula Ray Bhardwaj, Dr. Sumant Bhardwaj, Mr. Ashok K.Srivastava, Mr. Parmanand Katara, Dr. Kailash Chand, Mr. Sushil Kumar Jain, Mr. A.P. Dhamija, Mr. H.D. Thanvi, Mr. Anil Vyas, Mr. Kumar Kartikay, Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Ms. Anjli Doshi, Mr. Pradeep Misra, Mr. T. Mahipal, Mr. Pravir K. Jain, Mrs. Archana Jain, Mr. M.A. Khan, Mr. Sudhir Kulshreshtha, Mr. A. Chaudhary, Ms. Shilpa Chohan, Mrs. Lalita Kaushik, Mr. Rajendra Singhvi, Mr. S.K. Shukla, Mr. Ashok K.Singh, Mr. P.K. Manohar, Mr. Anis Suhrawardy, Mr. Goodwill Indeevar, Ms. Rachna Srivastava, Ms. Sandhya Goswami, Advocates.

ORDER :

M.B. Shah, J. - Non Conventional Energy Matter and Agra Heritage Matter. At the request of the learned counsel for the parties matter is adjourned beyond summer vacation.

2. I.A.No.376. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. In the affidavit dated 29.4.2003 of Dr.(Mrs.) Sunita V. Auluck, Additional Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi (tendered in Court) the area which is sought to be reclaimed is divided into four parts as under:-

Component B: On left bank between Ram Bagh and opposite Agra Fort and upstream of Ramabagh.

Component C: On the right bank upstream of Agra Fort upto the point opposite of Ram Bagh.

Component D: On the left bank from the point opposite the upstream of Agra Fort to near Mehtab Bagh and right bank down stream of Taj.

3. For Component A, learned counsel appearing for the State Government states that at present no work of reclamation of land is going on. For component, B on the left bank between Ram Bagh and opposite Agra Fort, it is stated that reclamation of 25 acres of land out of 40 acres of land is over. With reg

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2003 Supreme(SC) 1644

M.B.SHAH, ARUN KUMARM. C. Mehta – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

M.B.SHAH, ARUN KUMAR
M. C. Mehta – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent