Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 434 · Decided 29 March 2019
Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 434 · [2019] 5 S.C.R. 916
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12251/2018
- Decided
- 29 March 2019
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, HEMANT GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 142, 21, 51A(g)
Headnote
Environmental Law: Environmental clearance (EC) - Grant of - For development of airport in Goa - Challenged before National Green Tribunal (NGT) - NGT affirmed the EC holding that the project did not compromise with the environment and concluded protection needed to be incorporated - On appeal, held: Rule of law requires a regime which has effective, accountable and transparent institutions - Responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision making are key ingredients to the rule of law - Public
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)