Disposed
C.G.George v. the State of Kerala
Kerala HCWP(C)/26431/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Quarries within ten kilometres of protected areas remained subject to wildlife clearance despite existing environmental clearances and draft Eco-Sensitive Zone notifications. The court directed time-bound referral and consideration, continued stop memos subject to deadlines, and permitted compliant crushers using material from other sources to operate.
What did the court decide?
Time-bound wildlife-clearance processing directed; stop memos to lapse on authority delay beyond deadlines; compliant crushers using material from other sources permitted to operate.