Supreme Court Refuses to Stay NGT Order Quashing Licenses for New Wood-Based Industries in Uttar Pradesh — Precautionary Principle Requires Data on Timber Availability Before Granting Permissions. The Court held that prima facie the State must collect credible data on timber availability before permitting new wood-based industries, and the NGT's order quashing the notice dated 01.03.2019 and provisional licenses was not stayed.
22 Apr 2022The State of Uttar Pradesh proposed to grant licenses to 1350 new wood-based industries via a notice dated 01.03.2019. This was challenged before the ...
