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Tata Housing Development Company Ltd v. Aalok Jagga and Others

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Bench Arun Mishra, M. R. Shah and B.R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 5 November 2019

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What the Court ordered

We hold that such projects cannot be permitted to come up within such a short distance from the wildlife sanctuary.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Environment Laws: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – Environment (Protection) Rules, 1996 – Housing project – Environment clearance – Housing project coming up within the catchment area of Sukhna Lake and at a short distance of 123 meters from Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary – Challenge to – Held: Considering the distance of 123 meters from the Northern side and 183 meters from the Eastern side of the project from wildlife sanctuary, such project cannot be allowed to come up in the area – Origination of the project indicates that State of Punjab failed to act in furtherance of Doctrine of Public…

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Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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