Ramakant Kourav S/O Rudrabhansingh Kaurav v. Madhya Pradesh State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Seiaa)
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeals against SEIAA orders granting Environmental Clearance for sand quarries near a Wildlife Sanctuary. The bench held that the 10 km prohibition rule did not apply, as the distance is governed by the ESZ notification and the general conditions were not mandatory.
What did the court decide?
The appeals were disposed of, and the impugned Environmental Clearances were not interfered with.