Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 182 · Decided 14 September 2018
N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 182 · [2018] 11 S.C.R. 654
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 202/1995
- Decided
- 14 September 2018
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, S. ABDUL NAZEER, DEEPAK GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- IA disposed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Forest Conservation Act
Headnote
Environmental Law: Forest conservation - Interlocutory applications seeking direction to the State/Authorities to ensure that in the forest, non- forest activities (including mining operations) are the garb of lease by the licensee - Also sought initiation of criminal proceedings against the erring persons/officials etc. - Central Empowered Committee constituted by the Court - Committee found that grant of mining in favour of the licensee in question, was in violation of
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