The Madras High Court (“HC”) in Fatima vs Union of India & Ors. [W.P.(MD)No.8866 of 2021] has set aside the Standard Operating Procedure dated 07.07.2021 (“SOP”) and Office Memorandum dated 19.02.2021 (“OM”) (collectively “Impugned OMs”) issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (“MoEF”). These instruments governed the grant of ex post facto environmental and coastal regulation zone clearances.
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