Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 700 · Decided 12 November 2018
Common Cause v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 700 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1204
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 114/2014
- Decided
- 12 November 2018
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- IA disposed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Environmental laws: Illegalities involved in the mining lease of Sarda Mines Private Limited (SMPL) - In the instant case, SMPL on 13.7.1999 to extract 1.4 LTPA of iron ore - However, environmental clearance was granted to SMPL on 22.9.2004, which referred to the proposal for expansion of production of iron ore (lump) from 1.5 LTPA to 4.0 MTPA - Validity of environmental clearance granted to SMPL and the
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