HELD – Mining within the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries shall not be permitted.Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) of 500 metres would be a reasonable buffer zone, within which subsisting activities which does not come within the prohibited list
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH IN RE: T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and…