Supreme Court of India

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 552

Bench Y.K. Sabharwal and Arijitpasayat Ands.H. Kapadia JJ.

Decided 26 September 2005

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What the Court ordered

We hold that before establishing SPV, its fonnat shall be filed in Court and SPV shall not be established without pennission of the Court.

Judgment, page 49

From the headnote

Environment & Ecology: Fores/ (Conservation) Act, 1980: Section 2. Forest and ecology-Conservation, preservation and protection of Use of forest land for non-forest purposes-Measures to compensate for loss of forest land and to compensate effect on ecology-Benefits lost by diversion of forest land-Payment of Net Present Value (NPV) of such diverted land/or getting back in the long run the benefits lost by such diversion--Guidelines for determination of NPV-Uniform application of guidelines to all-Method ~ of calculation of NP V-Constitution, management and funding of Compensatory

Authorities it was built on

1954 Ratilal Panachand Gandhi v. The State of Bombay and Others cited by 32

Where later benches applied it

2024 Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2024 In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2024 Mineral Area Development Authority & Anr. v. M/s Steel Authority of India & Anr. Etc. referred to
2024 In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Others referred to
2019 State of Gujarat and Others Etc. v. Jayeshbhai Kanjibhai Kalathiya Etc. referred to
2011 Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

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