KRISHNADEVI MALCHAND KAMATHIA & ORS. versus BOMBAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GROUP & ORS.
The appellants knowingly and purposely damaged mangroves and other vegetation in CRZ-1 area in willful defiance of Court and District Collector orders, constructing a substantial bund and platform using debris and boulders in violation of environmental law and conditional permissions. No court can validate unlawful action; restoration of ecological area is ordered.
Source excerpt
- Mangrove destruction
- Coastal regulatory zone regulation
- Contempt proceedings
- Restoration of ecological area
- Reserve forest notification