https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157047 Public natural resources were treated as being held by the State in trust for the public, so ecologically fragile riverbank and forest land could not be diverted to private commercial use where that would impair ecological integrity or public access. The prior approval and lease for the motel were found invalid because the materials showed interference with the river's natural flow, encroachment, and construction affecting the riverbed and banks. Applying the precautionary principle and polluter pays principle, restoration of the damaged land, assessment of reversal costs, and pollution-control measures were ordered. en-us Fri, 13 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157047 Public natural resources were treated as being held by the State in trust for the public, so ecologically fragile riverbank and forest land could not be diverted to private commercial use where that would impair ecological integrity or public access. The prior approval and lease for the motel were found invalid because the materials showed interference with the river's natural flow, encroachment, and construction affecting the riverbed and banks. Applying the precautionary principle and polluter pays principle, restoration of the damaged land, assessment of reversal costs, and pollution-control measures were ordered. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157047