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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert Member
Stone Trust Enterprises – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of repeated ec applications and prior tribunal remand for fresh appraisal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. latest seac/seiaa rejection citing water tank impacts. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. appellant's arguments on compliance, studies, nocs. (Para 12 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 4. court evaluation finding seac concerns unsubstantiated. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 5. rejection arbitrary; remitted for fresh consideration. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
JUDGEMENT
Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member
1. The above appeal is directed against the order dated 10.04.2024 of the 2nd Respondent/State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) – Tamil Nadu (vide Letter No. SEIAA-TN/F.No.9641/2024), rejecting the proposal seeking Environmental Clearance for the proposed black granite (Dolerite) quarry over an extent of 3.06.0 Hectares in S.F. Nos.22/1, 23/1, 23/2, 24/7, 24/8, 25/1, and 25/2 of Semmedu Village, Vikravandi Taluk, Viluppuram District.
2. It is essential to review the background and prior proceedings that have led to this appeal before the Tribunal as a second round of litigation.
3. The appellan
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