Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011

The Court was asked to clarify whether mining could be carried out beyond one kilometre from the boundary of a National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary when the proposed site lies within an Eco‑Sensitive Zone (ESZ). The petitioner argued that his mining lease, granted in 2005, was situated 2.26 km from the Radhanagari Wildl…

The Kerala High Court barred the development of resorts on two backwater islands, Vettila Thuruthu (Vaamika) and Nediyathuruthu, in Vembanad Lake, invoking the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Plan and the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notifications of 1991 and 2011. The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed special leave …

K.T.V. Health Food Pvt. Ltd. sought to continue operating a storage terminal and an underground pipeline for edible oil imported through Chennai Port. The Union of India, invoking the 2011 Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification under the Environment Protection Act, granted post‑facto clearance under paragraph‑4.3, …