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M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors.

País/Territorio
India
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Mar 18, 2004
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
Supreme Court of India
Sede de la corte
New Delhi
Juez
Sabharwal, Y.K.
Sema, H.K.
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Recursos minerales, Tierra y suelos
Palabra clave
Conservación de suelos/mejoramiento de suelos Minería
Resumen
The main question considered in this case was whether the mining activity in area upto 5 kms from the Delhi-Haryana border on the Haryana side of the ridge and also in the Aravalli hills causes environmental degradation and what directions are required to be issued. With a view to monitor the overall restoration efforts in the Aravalli hills and to provide technical support to the implementing organizations and also to monitor implementation of recommendations contained in reports referred to in the judgment, a Monitoring Committee was constituted. The Monitoring Committee was directed to inspect the mines in question in the said case and file a report, inter alia, containing suggestions for recommencement of mining in individual cases. It was further directed that the Aravalli hill range has to be protected at any cost. In case despite stringent condition, there is an adverse irreversible effect on the ecology in the Aravalli hill range area, at a later date, the total stoppage of mining activity in the area may have to be considered. For similar reasons such step may have to be considered in respect of mining in Faridabad District as well. Since the direction was in respect of mining in Gurgaon district, this observation in respect of mining in Faridabad district was made.
Texto completo
COU-156153.pdf
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