Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding permissions granted by the authorities to establish industrial units in defiance of EIA Notification, 1994, 08/01/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Rohit Prajapati & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/01/2016 regarding permissions granted by the authorities to establish Respondent Nos. 6 to 9 industrial units (United Phosphorous Ltd, United Chemicals, Darshak Pvt Ltd and Niryu Pvt Ltd) without following due procedure and in-total defiance of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 1994.

NGT's declares the Circular dated 14.5.2002 as illegal, void and inoperative and told the MoEF to immediately clarify legal position to the concerned authorities, within one month hereafter and shall not take any further action on basis of afore mentioned Circular.

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