Binay Kumar Dalei vs State of Odisha

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2022 Supreme(SC) 174

L. NAGESWARA RAO, B. R. GAVAI
Binay Kumar Dalei – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Ramesh P. Bhatt, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kali Prasanna Mishra, Adv. Mr. Biswanath Patnaik, Adv. Mr. Arunav Patnaik, Adv. Ms. Bhabna Das, AOR Mr. Ratnakar Dash, Sr. Adv Mr. G.Sivabalamurugan, AOR Mr. Selvaraj Mahendran, Adv Mr. P. Shankar, Adv
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Ashok K. Parija,Adv.Gen. Mr. Gaurav Khanna, AOR Mr. Arnav Behera, Adv. Ms. Sadhvi Swarup, Adv. Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, Ld. ASG Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv. Ms. Manisha Chava, Adv. Ms. G.S. Makker, AOR Mr. Ashok Kumar Panda, Sr Adv Mr. Tejaswi Kumar Pradhan, AOR Mr. Manoranjan Paikaray, Adv Mr. Shashwat Panda, Adv Mr. Michelle Ishita Gomes, Adv Mr. Mukul Kumar, AOR

JUDGMENT :

L. Nageswara Rao, J.

Rural Organisation for Social Empowerment - Respondent No.8 herein, filed Original Application No. 02 of 2019 before the National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter, 'the NGT') for a direction to the opposite parties therein to cancel the stone quarry leases granted pursuant to an advertisement dated 17.08.2017. Respondent No.8 also sought for a direction that no further lease shall be granted in the Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary and the eco-sensitive zone lined to it, as were notified in the notification dated 09.08.2017. It was further prayed that an enquiry should be conducted into the illegal and unlawful advertisement for long term leases in the wildlife sanctuary. During the pendency of the Original Application, the NGT vide orders dated 22.01.2019 and 12.03.2019 called for a report from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (hereinafter 'PCCF (HoFF)') after conducting an inspection of the Eco-Sensitive Zone surrounding the Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary. Based on the report submitted by the PCCF (HoFF), the NGT by an order dated 16.10.2019 directed the State Government to take steps for bringing the entir

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2022 Supreme(SC) 174

L. NAGESWARA RAO, B. R. GAVAIBinay Kumar Dalei – AppellantVersusState of Odisha – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

L. NAGESWARA RAO, B. R. GAVAI
Binay Kumar Dalei – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent