HC stays Ministry of Environment’s order
The Hindu
It provided back door entry for violators of CRZ notification: PIL plea
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday granted a stay on the operation of an office memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change which provided for grant of post facto clearance to projects. The court granted the stay while hearing a public interest litigation petition filed by R. Fatima of Thoothukudi, who said the memorandum issued on February 19 provided a procedure for consideration of applications received for projects established in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification for grant of post facto clearance.More Related News
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