Falgu Mukati | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 16th February 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pratap Lal Teli vs State of Maharashtra and Ors, Criminal Application NO.369 OF 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Matter <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The applicant Mr. Aditya Pratap is a social conscious person and has been taking up various social issues relating to environment and in particular the harm caused to the environment on account of illegal construction. In this case the appellant (i.e. Aditya Pratap) has accused some people of constructing a Commercial and I.T. Building without adhering to the norms contained in the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 i.e. without obtaining the Environmental Clearance from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) under the EIA Notification of 2006 and thereby they have cheated the Government. Thus, he filed a complaint under Section 156(3), of the Criminal Procedure Code, thereby seeking police investigation under Sections 420, 120-B and Section 187 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act. The complaint was rejected by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate. The appeal was then made to the Sessions Judge who as well dismissed the complaint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Appellant\u2019s Contention <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Respondent\u2019s Contention <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Held<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Falgu Mukati | Pravin Gandhi College of Law | 16th February 2020 Pratap Lal Teli vs State of Maharashtra and Ors, Criminal Application NO.369 OF 2019 Matter The applicant Mr. Aditya Pratap is a social conscious person and has been taking up various social issues relating to environment and in particular the harm caused to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[69,28],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n