Flame of hope flickers: Congress after Supreme Court rejects Centre’s plea on Nicobar petitions in Calcutta High Court

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India’s Supreme Court refused to hear the central government’s challenge to a Calcutta High Court ruling that allowed petitions over the Great Nicobar infrastructure project to proceed. The petitions allege that consent procedures under the Forest Rights Act were violated in connection with the project.

The Opposition party’s reaction came after the Supreme Court refused to entertain the Centre’s plea against the Calcutta High Court order upholding the maintainability of PILs alleging violations of the Forest Rights Act in obtaining consent for the Great Nicobar Island mega-infrastructure project