#Pollution Consent

The National Green Tribunal has ruled that for Ready-Mix Concrete plants, the mandatory distance from highways must be calculated from the actual emission source, not the property boundary. This sets a critical precedent for environmental compliance, forcing regulators to assess pollution impact at its origin and impacting future RMC plant approvals across India.

The Kerala High Court ruled that panchayat trade licenses for quarrying operations cannot be arbitrarily limited to five years if the environmental clearance and mining lease extend beyond that period. This ensures statutory harmony between environmental compliance and local licensing, protecting businesses from conflicting administrative timelines and reinforcing the principle of co-extensiveness in regulatory permissions.