Stay on environmental clearance accorded to Oil India
Gauhati High Court has stayed the environmental clearance accorded to energy major Oil India Limited for exploration and drilling for hydrocarbons at seven locations in Dibru Saikhowa National Park spread over Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts in Upper Assam.
Acting on a public interest litigation plea filed by advocate Mrinmoy Khataniar and mountaineer Amarjyoti Deka, a bench comprising high court Chief Justice (acting) N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Manish Choudhury on Monday stayed the environmental clearance accorded on May 11. D. Das, R.S. Chowdhury and H. Betala represented the petitioners.
