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Vellore District Environment Monitoring Committee Rep. by its Secretary Mr. R. Rajebdran v. The District Collector, Vellore District & Others

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1265
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 30 January 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the details of the affected individuals / families are already available with the District Collector, and the LoEA after obtaining those particulars, has awarded compensation to them.

Judgment, page 94

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to pollution caused by tanneries by discharging untreated or partially treated effluents into the River Palar and surrounding areas; and as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing the writ petition against the order of the Loss of Ecology (Prevention and Payment of Compensation) Authority determining a total sum of Rs. 2,91,01,278 as payable to affected individuals/families by the polluters. Headnotes† Environment laws – Pollution by tanneries – Compensation – Pollution caused to the Palar River in Vellore by tanning

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