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Citizen, consumer and civic action group v. Union of India and others

HC, High Court (2001) Citizen, consumer and civic action group v. Union of India and others. High Court, Madras.

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Abstract

The appellant had filed 2 writ appeals and a writ petition seeking to demolish the construction of residential apartments put up by the builder, adjoining the Adyar estuary and restoring the lands to their original character with a view to develop the Adyar creek and estuary as a sanctuary or a national park. The court dismissed the said writ appeals and writ petition and held that, the measurements clearly indicated that the site is found to be about 720 m from the HTL being more than the prescribed 500m by the Ministry of Environment and Forest; that the concerned authority CMDA had granted the planning permissionafter several formalities were completed and the builder complied with various conditions by obtaining necessary approval and also agreeing to gift a portion of land to the Corporation of Chennai; that the Corporation of Chennai is bound to grant the building permit.

Item Type: Documents
Class Number: 700.CIT001
Keywords: India, Tamil Nadu, Legal Issues, Coastal Areas, Coastal Area Management, CRZ, Pollution, Coastal Development, Construction, Coastal Areas, Legislation, Regulations, HTL, Protected Areas, Creeks
Subjects: Biodiversity
Depositing User: Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2022 05:23
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2022 05:23
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/8399

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