Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1203 · Decided 5 November 2019
Tata Housing Development Company LTD v. Aalok Jagga and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1203 · [2019] 13 S.C.R. 577
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8398/2019
- Decided
- 5 November 2019
- Bench
- ARUN MISHRA, M.R. SHAH, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 48(A), 51(A); Wild Life Protection Act; Environment Protection Act
Headnote
Environment Laws: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 - Environment (Protection) Rules, 1996 - Housing project - Environment clearance - Housing project coming up within the catchment area of Sukhna Lake and at a short distance of 123 meters from Sukhna Wildlife Held: Considering the distance of 123 meters from the Northern side and 183 meters from the Eastern side of the project from wildlife sanctuary, such project cannot be allowed to come up in the area - Origination of the project indicates that State of Punjab failed to act in furtherance
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