The Legal Battle Over EIA Amendments: Kerala High Court's Landmark Ruling

Under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification No. S.O. 1533(E) dated September 14, 2006 (“2006 EIA Notification”), the building and construction projects of more than 20,000 square meters and less than 1,50,000 square meters of built-up area have been mandated to obtain prior environmental clearance (EC). However, ambiguities existed...