A Misconception And Misreading Of EIA Notification: Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Construction Of LuLu Mall In Capital City
Live LawThe Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a plea that challenged the construction of LuLu Mall, a popular shopping mall in the Capital city of Kerala on the ground that it was not eligible for environmental clearance.A Division Bench of Justice S.V. The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a plea that challenged the construction of LuLu Mall, a popular shopping mall in the Capital city of Kerala on the ground that it was not eligible for environmental clearance. Bhatti and Justice Bechu Kurian while rejecting the public interest litigation, also observed that the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority was competent to issue the clearance. The petitioner had filed the plea questioning the grant of environmental clearance for the construction of the massive shopping mall in the capital city.