Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 676 · Decided 12 September 2011
State of West Bengal v. Howrah Ganatantrik Nagarik Samity & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 676 · [2011] 10 S.C.R. 871
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7785/2011
- Decided
- 12 September 2011
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Environment Laws: A B Public Interest Litigation - To protect and preserve C Victoria Memorial Hall and its green surroundings - Bus terminus situated at Esplanade at the end of about 2 kms. of the green surroundings - Re-location of bus terminus - On recommendations of expert bodies including Engineering Research Institute (NEER/), D direction by the High Court 'that the bus terminus at Esplanade be shifted to a distant place within six months - . On· appeal held: Shifting of the bus terminus at Esplanade · area was suggested by NEER/ as a long.;term measure and
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