Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 233 · Decided 4 February 2019
M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries CORPN. LTD. v. S. Joel & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 233 · [2019] 2 S.C.R. 97
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 11935/2018
- Decided
- 4 February 2019
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, HEMANT GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Forest Conservation Act
Headnote
Environmental Law: Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes - Guidelines in respect of - Issued by Union Government - Delegating the authority to State Governments to permit diversion of forest land upto one hectare for the purpose of Government departments for - Government of Tamil Nadu accorded approval for diversion of 0.055 hectares of forest land to Water Supply Drainage Board for public purpose as per the guidelines i.e. 'drinking water purposes' - Complaint before National Green Tribunal, that instead of confining the use
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