Noble M Paikada vs Union Of India
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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 ...
Judgment
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Read on Indian KanoonSource: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-241)