JUDGMENT :

Rajesh Shankar, J. :

The judgment is being pronounced today through virtual mode.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for following reliefs:-

i. For issuance of direction upon the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC), Government of India (respondent no.1) to open a window for processing the applications for grant of Environment Clearances (EC) in the cases of violations of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (in short, “the Act, 1986”) and Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.

ii. For issuance of direction upon the respondent no. 1 to issue necessary direction to the respondent no. 4-State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Jharkhand to take up the matters of the members of the petitioner for processing of applications made for Environment Clearance and process the same within a period of one week.

iii. For quashing the notices (Annexure-1 series to the writ petition) issued by the instrumentalities of Urban Development and Housing Department (respondent no.3) on different dates for stoppage of all construct