SC to examine its order on govt's mining clearance
New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday set out to examine the correctness of its decision setting aside Centre's notification giving clearance to mining and construction projects which did not have environmental clearance at the time of commencing work.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai issued notice on a review petition filed by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India (CREDAI).
The petition had assailed the May 16 order passed by a two-judge bench that set aside the notifications of 2017 and 2021 issued by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) granting post-facto clearance to projects which failed to obtain prior environment clearance (EC).
The bench sought the response of non-profit organisation Vanashakti which had filed the original petition on which the May 16 order was passed.
The bench, also comprising justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran said, "We will first hear the review petition. In the event you are able to persuade us, we will then take up the applications."...
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