Partly allowed
Sedeer Granites v. State of Kerala
Kerala HCWP(C)/15309/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Single Judge of Kerala High Court disposed of batch of WPs challenging National Green Tribunal order prescribing minimum distance criteria for stone quarrying. Court held NGT had jurisdiction to treat representation as application and issue preventive directions. Impugned order set aside for violation of natural justice due to lack of notice to affected parties. Status quo ante maintained.
What did the court decide?
Impugned NGT order set aside; NGT directed to dispose of representation afresh after giving notice to affected parties; existing interim order on status quo continued.