Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
EIA 2006 | PCB Consent Validates Operations Pending Environmental Clearance Appraisal : SC
Supreme Court rules that industries operating in good faith under Pollution Control Board consent (CTE/CTO) cannot be shut down merely for lacking prior Environmental Clearance (EC), provided they applied for EC in a timely manner. The judgment balances regulatory compliance with operational continuity for formaldehyde units in Rajasthan and Haryana.