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[2008] 3 S.C.R. 141
T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD
v.
UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
(I.A. No. 2016 of 2007)
FEBRUARY 21, 2008
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(K.G. 6ALAKRISHNAN, CJ., DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT
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AND S.H. KAPADIA, JJ.)
Environment Protection Act, 1986:
s.3(3) - Setting up of Central Empowered Committee -
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In order to examine the cases of illegal felling of trees,
prohibiting mining activities inside National Parks and Wildlife
Sanctuaries and other forest areas and reguleting
establishment of new wood-based industries - Committee
constituted, as mentioned in the order - Term of office of CEC D
would be three years.
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICITON: I.A. No.2016 of2007 in
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995 Under Article 32 of the
Constitution of India.
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G.E. Vahanvati, Sol. Genl. for India, R. Mohan, A.S.G.,
Harish N. Salve, (A.C.), U.U. Lalit, (A.C.), K.Amareswari, Ranjit
Kumar, V.B. Singh, K.K. Venugopal, Shobha Dixit, Siddhartha''~.
Chowdhury (A.C.), P.K. Manohar, Tapesh Kumar Singh, Dinesh
Chandra Pandey, Ajit Kumar Sinha, Haris Beeran (for F.
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. Parmeswaran). Virendra Parmar, Sunita Singh, Varun, Shefali
Jain, Binu Tamta, Sushma Suri, Ng. J.R. Luwang, Riku Sarma
(for M/s. Corporate Law Group), S.U.K. Sagar, Bina Madhavan,
Hemal K. Sheth, (for Mis. Lawyers' Knit & Co.), Manish .
Goswami, Ashok Panigrahi (for M/s. MAP & Co.}, s:· Balaji, G
Lakshmi Jayashankar, M.L. Lahoty Paban K. Sharma, Rachana
Srivastava, Rani Chhabra, Anil Kr. Jha, (M/s. Fox Mandal & Co.~. ·
J.K. Bhatia, Sridhar Potaraju, Pramod Dayal, Anil Kr. Srivastava,
• Ritu Raj, Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, V.K. Verma, Ajit Pudussery,
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SUPREME COURT REPORTS
[2008] 3 S.C.R.
A G. Prakash, Suparna Srivastava, Manish Sharma, Rajesh
Srivastava, Jitendra Mohan Sharma and Gopal Singh for the
appearing parties.
1 . We have considered the suggestions given by learned
Solicitor General and learned Amicus Curiae regarding the
8 constitution of the Central Empowered Committee. The
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composition of CEC shall be as follows:
The Order of the Court was delivered
(1)
Shri P.V. Jayakrishnan, Chairman
(2)
Shri P.R. Mohanty, Director General of Forests, MoEF
(3)
Shri M.K. Jiwrajka, Member Secretary
(4)
Shri S.K. Patnaik
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(5)
Dr. M.K. Muttoo
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Shri Mahendar Vyas
(7)
Shri Sanjeev Chaddha (Deputy Secretary)
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2. Shri M.K. Jiwrajka is on deputation as of today as he
belongs to the cadre of the Forest Officials in the State of
Maharashtra which deputation is ordered to be continued till
31.3.2009.
3. Term of office of CEC would be three years or until further
F orders, whichever is earlier.
R.P.
lnteralocutory application disposed of.
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