Supreme Court of India · 2000-02-21
T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors.
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2000 SC 248
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad
- Respondent
- Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors.
- Bench
- B.N. Kirpal, V.N. Khare, M.B. Shah
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court permitted the Railways to utilize sleepers already procured, dismissing the application to quash stay orders from the Civil Judge regarding mining activities in forest areas. The Court noted that the State of Rajasthan had successfully challenged prior injunctions, highlighting the government's proactive stance against deforestation. Various interim applications were either dismissed as withdrawn or deemed infructuous, with future hearings scheduled for ongoing matters.