IN RE : T. N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Citation: [2023] 6 S.C.R. 635 · Decided: 28-04-2023 · Supreme Court of India · Bench: BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI · Disposal: Rejected

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IN RE : T. N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD
v.
UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
(IA No. 3949 of 2016)
In
(Writ Petition (C) No. 202 of 1995)
APRIL 28, 2023
[B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.]
Environmental Laws: Mining activities beyond the distance
of one kilometer from the boundary of the Protected Area,
irrespective of the fact that such an area falls under the Eco-Sensitive
Zone-ESZ – Permissibility of – Held: Some of the National Parks
and Wildlife Sanctuaries, the ESZ areas are less than one kilometer,
in some, it is as less as 500 meters or even less than 500 meters –
Thus, it is clarified that even in case where the ESZ boundaries are
less than one kilometer from the Protected Area, the ban on mining
shall extend upto a distance of one kilometer from the boundary of
such areas – Since the mining activity in ESZ area is a prohibited
activity, even if in a particular case, the ESZ is more than one
kilometer, still, if the concerned area where mining is proposed falls
within the ESZ, the mining activity will not be permitted, even if it
falls in an area which is beyond one kilometer from the boundary
of the Protected Area.
T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India
(2010) 13 SCC 740; Goa Foundation v. Union of India
and Others (2014) 6 SCC 590 : [2014] 5 SCR 302 –
referred to.
Case Law Reference
(2010) 13 SCC 740
referred to
Para 18
[2014] 5 SCR 302
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Para 18
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION :  IA No.3949 of 2016. In
Writ Petition (C) No.202 of 1995
Under Article 32 of The Constitution of India
Ranjit Kumar, Sr. Adv., Mohit Paul, Adv. for the Petitioner.
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Shubhranshu Padhi, Vishal Banshal, Ms. Rajeshwari Shankar, Niroop
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