Disposed
Travancore Readymix (P) Ltd.. v. the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority
Kerala HCWP(C)/10803/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Mining operators challenged five-year limits on environmental clearances. The court held the blanket restriction ultra vires the 2006 notification, but declined validity periods based on operators' own estimates. It directed appraisal committees to estimate project lives and regulatory bodies to revalidate clearances wherever necessary within four months.
What did the court decide?
Regulatory bodies directed to obtain appraisal committee estimates of project lives and revalidate environmental clearances wherever necessary within four months.