Court restrains TN from prosecuting Isha Foundation in environmental clearance case
The Hindu
The Foundation’s counsel argued that a 2014 EIA notification was an extension of a 2006 notification and therefore granted exemption to buildings used for educational purposes
The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained the Coimbatore District Environmental Engineer (DEE) from proceeding further with prosecution initiated against Isha Foundation for having constructed buildings without obtaining environmental clearance between 2006 and 2014.
Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu passed the interim order on a writ petition filed by the foundation contending the State government authorities had misconstrued an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification issued in 2014.
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