HANUMAN LAXMAN AROSKAR vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court directed the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to revisit its recommendations for the Environmental Clearance (EC) for a greenfield airport at Mopa, Goa, following the judgment in Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v Union of India, which found the prior EC process flawed. The Court mandated that the EAC consider specific environmental concerns and impose additional conditions to protect terrestrial ecosystems if construction proceeds. The EC granted on 28 October 2015 was suspended pending compliance with these directions, ensuring no other court could entertain challenges to the EAC's report submitted to the Supreme Court.