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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert Member
A. Selvaraj – Appellant
Versus
State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) – Tamil Nadu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of mining lease and ec application rejection. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. seac/seiaa rejection reasons invoking precautionary principle. (Para 5 , 6 , 9) |
| 3. appellant's challenge to arbitrary rejection and violations. (Para 7 , 8 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. remand for reasoned fresh consideration with hearing. (Para 10 , 11 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 5. critique of unsubstantiated concerns lacking scientific evidence. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
JUDGEMENT
Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member
1. The above appeal is filed by the Appellant, challenging the order of the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) – Tamil Nadu (Respondent No.1 herein), issued vide Letter No. SEIAA-TN/F.No.10150/2022 dated 11.09.2023, rejecting the Appellant’s proposal for Environmental Clearance for a proposed rough stone quarry over 2.00.0 Hectares in S.F. No. 692 (Part), Karuppur Village, Manapparai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District. The impugned order was communicated to the appellant on 21.10.2023.
2. The Appellant, having emerged as the highest bidder in a government-conducted tender for 27 rough stone quarries in Tiruchirappalli D
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