In a significant ruling on environmental regulatory procedures, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra has held that prior land allotment or procurement is not a mandatory condition precedent for submitting a Form 1 application to seek Terms of Reference (ToR) under the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 (EIA, 2006).
Prior Land Allotment Not a Prerequisite for Seeking Terms of Reference for Bio-Medical Waste Facility: Supreme Court
