SOCOPROD Company v urban commune of Itnin Iklou Pays/Territoire Maroc Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Avr 22, 2009 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Court of Cassation Siège de la cour Rabat Langue Anglais Résumé Exploitation of gravel quarry in forests property – refusal to renew authorization – temporary occupation – annulment of a decision issued – administrative court’s jurisdiction.The appealing party insists in the reasons of appeal that the request is basically about eliminating an environmental harm the plaintiff claims it affects a property inside its jurisdiction, which is a request that falls within the jurisdiction of ordinary courts. When the preliminary claim aims at the annulment of a decision that rejects to renew the authorization of the company for reasons of temporary occupation of forests property for exploitation of gravel quarry, issued by an administrative authority, then it is the administrative court’s jurisdiction since the request falls within the request for annulment even the decision seems to be annulled is related to the environment and to the elimination of harm. Disponible en Court of Cassation’s Decisions on the environment