Supreme Court of India

State of West Bengal v. Howrah Ganatantrik Nagarik Samity & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 10 S.C.R. 871
Bench R.V. Raveendran and A.K. Patnaik JJ.
Decided 12 September 2011

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Environment Laws: Public Interest Litigation - To protect and preserve Victoria Memorial Hall and its green surroundings - Bus terminus situated at Esplanade at the end of about 2 kms. of the green surroundings - Re-location of bus terminus - On recommendations of expert bodies including the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEER/), direction by the High Court 'that the bus terminus at Esplanade be shifted to a distant place within six months - . On· appeal held: Shifting of the bus terminus at Esplanade · area was suggested by NEER/ as a long.;term measure and not as an

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