Guj HC notice to Adani Power for noncompliance of green norms.

Gujarat High Court issued notices to billionaire Gautam Adani promoted Adani Power Ltd. (APL) and Adani Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZL) in Mundra block of Kutch district for alleged violation and non-compliance of conditions set by the union ministry of forests and environment (MoEF) while granting environmental clearance to the project.

A bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and J B Pardiwala also issued notices to Union and state governments, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Kutch district administration while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by group of villagers mainly fishermen from Jarpara and Navinal villages of Mundra. The Adani Group companies and other respondents in the PIL have been asked to file their replies by July 11 when the next hearing is scheduled.

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