Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 535 · Decided 13 August 2013
Alaknanda Hydro Power CO. LTD. v. Anuj Joshi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 535 · [2013] 11 S.C.R. 784
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6736/2013
- Decided
- 13 August 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hydroelectric Power Project - Environmental and Forest clearance for - Granted to project developer - Writ petition C filed objecting to the clearance - High Court directing the Ministry of Environment and Forest to hold public hearing - On appeal, held: The project in question is ongoing and forest clearance wherefor were granted way back in 1985 and 1987 - 95% work is already D over and nearly 4, 0001- crores been spent on the project - No purpose would be achieved by way of public hearing at this stage - Now the safety and security of the dam and the people is of paramount
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