Thread by @barandbench

#SupremeCourt hears the plea by State of Andhra Pradesh against an order of the National Green Tribunal which halted the construction works at #Rushikonda Hills in Visakhapattanam as part of a tourism project

Dr AM Singhvi, Sr Adv: This is a prestigious project being constructed by State of AP. Only on the basis of a letter NGT constitutes a committee and that committee ex parte looks into it and says there is no environmental degradation or violation

Singhvi: Please see the committee report that there was no violation. Again a new committee was constituted to see if CRZ permissions were intact. This is for the resort which is ours which we are only demolishing and building again.

Singhvi: The work was later stayed and now monsoons are coming and 50% work is already done

Singhvi: Please take it as CRZ 3.

Justice Gavai: We thought pecuniary jurisdiction was available only for common litigants. Why is NGT accepting letters from Member of Parliaments etc? #SupremeCourt

Justice Kohli: tell us tomorrow what is the HC date of hearing.

Singhvi: There will be prejudice to anyone

Justice Gavai: we will take that on record then ( smiles)