Credai Challenges Pallikaranai Construction Ban in Madras HC
CHENNAI: The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) has approached the Madras High Court to challenge a National Green Tribunal (NGT) ruling that bans construction activities within a 1km radius of the Pallikaranai marshland. This ban will remain until a comprehensive scientific study is conducted to identify the wetland’s zone of influence. The first bench, including Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan, has admitted the plea and instructed the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and the state forest department to respond within four weeks. According to the petitioner, the NGT prohibited approvals or…