The Supreme Court has struck down a March 2020 notification of the Union environment ministry that exempted green clearance for extraction of ordinary earth for linear projects such as laying of roads and pipelines
Article 21 of the Constitution “guarantees a right to live in a pollution-free environment” . The citizens have a fundamental duty to protect and improve the environment. Therefore, the participation of the citizens is very important, and it is taken care of by allowing them to raise objections to the proposed notification. After all, citizens are major stakeholders in environmental matters. Their participation cannot be prevented by casually exercising the power under sub-rule (4) of Rule 5 of Environment Protection Rules
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