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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, CJ, ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, J, DR. A. SENTHIL VEL, ACJ
Noble M. Paikada – Appellant
Versus
Union of India & Ors. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. validity of environmental clearances challenged. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. supreme court directives on mining regulations invoked. (Para 5 , 6 , 12) |
| 3. judicial emphasis on rigorous compliance with eia procedures. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 14) |
| 4. reappraisal requirement reinforced for compliance. (Para 13 , 27) |
| 5. outcome highlights need for adherence to environmental laws. (Para 29) |
ORDER
1. In this original applicationOffice Memorandum (OM) dated 03.11.2023 and 15.03.2024 issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) extending the validity of Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) from 15.01.2016 to 13.09.2018 till 27.10.2024 have been impugned on the ground that these OMs run counter to the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in M.P. State Mining Corporation Ltd. v. Brijendra Kumar Mala ,Civil Appeal Diary No. 49608/2023 order dated 13.12.2023 and the judgment of the Tribunal in Satendra Pandey v. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and another, Jayant Kumar v. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and another, Sharvesh Sharma v. State of Madhya Pradesh
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