Centre can grant post-facto environmental nod only through statutory notification: SC

The Supreme Court has quashed a 2021 office memorandum. This memorandum granted ex-post-facto environmental clearances to infrastructure projects. The court ruled that administrative orders cannot alter environmental protection rules. It stated that statutory notifications are required for such changes. Existing clearances under the old rule remain protected.

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