Madras High Court adjourns Pallikaranai construction ban cases to August 20
The Madras High Court has adjourned cases challenging a National Green Tribunal ban on construction near the Pallikaranai marshland until August 2026. The court expressed a desire to balance environmental protection with infrastructure development while determining the wetland's 'zone of influence'.
The Madras High Court, on Tuesday, adjourned to August 20, 2026, the hearing on a batch of cases, including the one filed by CREDAI-Chennai chapter, challenging the ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on new construction approvals on 8,584.44 acres of land located within a distance of 1 km around the boundaries of Pallikaranai marsh land, a Ramsar site.
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