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The Secretary, Kerala State Coastal Management Authority v. Dlf Universal Limited (formerly Known as Adelie Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd.) & Ors.

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Bench R. F. Nariman and Sanjay Kishan Kaul JJ.
Decided 10 January 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that if the allegation of large scale violations by DLF were to be correct there would be no alternative but to bring down the structure.

Judgment, page 21

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Environmental Laws: Environment clearance – Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification – Violation of – Regularisation of illegal construction – On facts, construction of multi-storey residential complex on the bank of Chilavannurkayal (back waters) in Kerela – Allegation that the construction project completed in violation of CRZ notification – Single Judge of the High Court held that the construction was illegal, not capable of being regularized, thus passed direction for its demolition – Division Bench of the High Court upholding the findings of the Single Judge, set aside the order of…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 6 mentioned

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