The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal against a Kerala High Court judgment which rejected the contentions of a public interest litigant that the Lulu shopping mall in Thiruvananthapuram violated coastal regulation zone (CRZ) regulations and environment impact assessment (EIA) notification.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana rejected the plea by M.K. Salim that the “completed Lulu Mall shall be removed/demolished” as the area of the construction fell within the prohibited distance of the High Tide Line. The Bench orally remarked that “these types of businesses we should not entertain” before junking Mr. Salim’s petition which urged the Supreme Court to “restore the ecological balance” of the area.
“A committee was appointed, they measured and now everything is over… Sorry, dismissed,” Chief Justice Ramana addressed the petitioner’s lawyer, senior advocate Arijit Prasad, in a brief hearing.
