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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3463

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert Member
Lukose K T alias Luka – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Enviornment, Forests & Climate Change – Respondent


Advocates:
For Appellant (s): Mr. Rajan Vishnuraj, Mr. Harish Vasudevan
For Respondent(s): Mr. S. Diwakar for R1, Mr. Ramesh Kumar for Mr. G. Prabhu for R2 to R4, Mr. Sunil V. Mohammed, Mr. K. Rajeevan, Mr. K.A. Abdul Salam, Mr. P. Kulusu for R5

Table of Content
1. challenge to ec for granite quarry in sensitive area. (Para 1)
2. suppression of ecological sensitivities and procedural flaws. (Para 2 , 3)
3. respondents' compliance with ec application process. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
4. project proponent denies suppressions and violations. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
5. dsr mandatory and must be current for ec grant. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23)
6. suppression of streams, water bodies, and hazards vitiates ec. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
7. distance criteria satisfied for nearby residences. (Para 32 , 33 , 34)
8. ec kept in abeyance pending seiaa re-examination. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42)

JUDGMENT

Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member

1. The residents of Eruvatty area in Kannur District, Kerala have approached this Tribunal through the appellants challenging the Environmental Clearance granted in favour of the 5th respondent dated 02.08.2022 for granite building stone quarry. The project area covers an extent of 0.9936 ha., in Re SF. No. 5 of Thimiri Village, Taliparamba Taluk, Kannur District.

2. According to the appellants, they are residing in the Munnoor

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