Supreme Court of India
Ster Lite Industries (india) Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. Etc.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the appellant company should be held liable for a compensation of Rs. 100 crores for having polluted the environment in the vicinity of its plant and for having operated the plant without a renewal of the E consents by the TNPCB for a fairly long period and according to us, any less amount, would not have the desired deterrent effect on the appellant-company.
Judgment, page 48
From the headnote
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 - s. 3(2)(v) - Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 - r.5 - Environmental clearance granted to appellant-company for setting up copper smelter plant- Interference with, by the High Court on ground of procedural impropriety.,.. Justification - Held: On facts, not justified -There was no breach of any mandatory requirement in the procedure ·..: Environmental clearance was granted in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification dated 27.01.1994 well before issuance of the notification dated 10.04.1997 providing
Authorities it was built on
- 1996 Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2011 Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
- 1986 M.C. Mehta and Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2009 Dalip Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors.
- 1991 G. Narayanaswamyreddy (dead)byl.rs. Andanr. v. Govt. of Karnataka and Anr.
- 2010 East Coast Railway & Anr. Etc. v. Mahadev Appa Rao & Ors.
- 2011 Abhyudya Sanstha v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2009 Tirpur Dyeing Factory Owners Assn. v. Noyyal River A. Protection Assn. & Ors.
- 1987 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Others
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