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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Rohit Prajapati & Ors.

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 1 April 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it would be in the interests of justice to direct the three industries to deposit compensation quantified at ` 10 crores each.

Judgment, page 40

From the headnote

Environment (Protection) Act 1986 – s.3 – 1994 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification mandated prior Environmental Clearance (EC) for setting up and expansion of industrial units falling within thirty categories – Deadline extended by various circulars – 2002 Circular while further extending the deadline allowed for ex post facto ECs – Quashed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) – On appeal, held: Concept of an ex post facto EC is in derogation of the fundamental principles of environmental jurisprudence – It is an anathema to the 1994 EIA notification – Allowing for an ex post facto…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 followed · 2 referred to · 2 mentioned

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