Ex-post facto green clearance contravenes environmental jurisprudence: Supreme Court of India
“The grant of ex post facto environmental clearance would be detrimental to the environment and could lead to irreparable degradation of the environment. The concept of an ex post facto or a retrospective EC is completely alien to environmental jurisprudence including EIA 1994 and EIA 2006.”
Supreme Court judgement, April 2020
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