Supreme Court of India
Kapico Kerala Resorts Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
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We hold that the distinctions sought to be made out by the appellants are not substantial and hence, we are not inclined to revisit the issues already clinched by this Court.
Judgment, page 20
From the headnote
Environment – Lake and Backwater Islands – Protection of – The High Court, in a batch of cases, was concerned about the development of resorts in two backwater islands, by name Vettila Thuruthu namely, Vaamika and Nediyathuruthu, located in Vembanad lake – The High Court, first in a batch of writ petitions and then in a batch of review petitions, prohibited projects proponents from carrying on the activity of development of resorts on basis of Kerala Coastal Zone Management Plan and the Regulation Zone Notifications – Also, the Supreme Court had dismissed the two special leave petitions filed…
Authorities it was built on
- 2000 Kunhayammed and Ors v. State of Kerala and Anr.
- 2019 Khoday Distilleries Ltd. (now Known as Khoday India Limited) and Others v. Sri Mahadeshwara Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane Ltd., Kollegal (under Liquidation) Represented by the Liquidator
- 1996 S. Jagannath v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1998 Abbai Maligai Partnership Firm and Anr. v. K. Santhakumaran and Ors
- 2013 M/s Vaamika Island (green Lagoon Resort) v. Union of India and Others
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 K.T.V. Health Food Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors
- 2026 Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (hqs) v. Gameskraft Technologies Private Limited
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