Supreme Court of India

Thomas Lawrence v. The State of Kerala & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 9 S.C.R. 325
Bench R. F. Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee JJ.
Decided 29 October 2020

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Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 – Original application filed before National Green Tribunal (NGT) – Destruction of Wetlands and 10 acre Pond inside T echnopark Region, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala alleged – Order wa s passed directing District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram to ta ke action – Present execution application filed – Dismissed – O n appeal, held:Collector has passed an order pursuant to NGT’s order – Thus, the execution application filed before NGT became i nfructuous – Open to the appellant-petitioner to challenge the o rder of the Collector in accordance

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