Supreme Court of India

Indian Council for Enviro-legal Action v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 507

Bench Kuldip Singh J.

Decided 18 April 1996

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid reasons given by the Union of India and also keeping in view the fact that a similar recommendation had also been made by the Vohra Committee we ab'fee with the principle that some compen sation is to be allowed to the private owner whose land falls in the NDZ, F but at the same time haphazard and congested construction-a pollutant in itself-cannot be permitted in any area of the city.

Judgment, page 20

Where later benches applied it

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2025 Vellore District Environment Monitoring Committee Rep. by its Secretary Mr. R. Rajebdran v. The District Collector, Vellore District & Others referred to
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2022 Jarnail Singh & Ors v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Ors referred to
2019 Tata Housing Development Company Ltd v. Aalok Jagga and Others referred to
2019 The Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority v. The State of Kerala Maradu Municipality & Ors. referred to
2014 Dipak Babaria & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 6 referred to · 1 mentioned

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