https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284083 A Supreme Court commentary on the Sardar Sarovar project notes that the Tribunal's award on dam height and related inter-State water dispute issues was treated as final and binding once published, so it could not be collaterally reopened by third parties in writ proceedings. It also records that environmental clearance could not rest on incomplete information alone and required expert reassessment under the applicable environmental notification. The project's continuation was linked to pari passu monitoring of environmental safeguards and relief and rehabilitation measures, with further construction dependent on compliance. Delay and laches did not bar consideration of rehabilitation and public interest concerns, though stale policy challenges were not entertained. en-us Wed, 18 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284083 A Supreme Court commentary on the Sardar Sarovar project notes that the Tribunal's award on dam height and related inter-State water dispute issues was treated as final and binding once published, so it could not be collaterally reopened by third parties in writ proceedings. It also records that environmental clearance could not rest on incomplete information alone and required expert reassessment under the applicable environmental notification. The project's continuation was linked to pari passu monitoring of environmental safeguards and relief and rehabilitation measures, with further construction dependent on compliance. Delay and laches did not bar consideration of rehabilitation and public interest concerns, though stale policy challenges were not entertained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284083