Noble M Paikada vs Union Of India

insc-2024-241 Supreme Court of India 21 March 2024 • 28 min read

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Case Significance

Noble M Paikada vs Union Of India is a Supreme Court of India decision dated March 21, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-241). The appellant challenged the NGT's dismissal of his petition regarding environmental clearance exemptions for mining activities. The Supreme Court struck down item 6 of the substituted Appendix-IX in the 2020 and 2023 EIA notifications, finding that the Central Government failed to implement NGT-directed safeguards for extraction of ordinary earth for linear projects. Appeals partly allowed with the exemption for such extraction quashed. The bench comprised Justices Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Karol. The judgment was delivered by Justice Abhay S. Oka.

Summary

The appellant challenged the NGT's dismissal of his petition regarding environmental clearance exemptions for mining activities. The Supreme Court struck down item 6 of the substituted Appendix-IX in the 2020 and 2023 EIA notifications, finding that the Central Government failed to implement NGT-directed safeguards for extraction of ordinary earth for linear projects. Appeals partly allowed with the exemption for such extraction quashed.

What was the outcome of Noble M Paikada vs Union Of India?

The appellant challenged the NGT's dismissal of his petition regarding environmental clearance exemptions for mining activities. The Supreme Court struck down item 6 of the substituted Appendix-IX in ...

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-241)