Supreme Court of India
Bengaluru Development Authority v. Mr. Sudhakar Hegde & Ors.
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We are of the view that while the need for a road project is factored into the decision-making calculus, equal emphasis should be placed on the prevailing state of the environment.
Judgment, page 56
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Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 – Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 – Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006 – Peripheral Ring Road Project – National Green Tribunal quashed the Environmental clearance granted to the appellant for the said PRR proj ect – NGT was of the view that the primary data upon which the Environment Impact Assessment report was based was collected more than 3 years prior to its submission to the State Environment Impact Assess ment Authority – There was substantial delay in the prep aration of the EIA report –
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