SC permits TTZ authority to process pending 400 applications for setting up non-polluting MSMEs

Supreme Court permits Taj Trapezium Zone Authority to process 400 pending applications for non-polluting MSMEs in the ecologically sensitive area around the Taj Mahal.

Each proposal must be scrutinized by experts from the Central Empowered Committee and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute; objections will require court leave.

Key studies like the Vision Document for TTZ, cumulative impact assessment, and NEERI's final report remain pending, but their pendency will not stall application processing.

The bench highlighted that the precautionary principle must be strictly followed with domain expert advice and supervision.

Applications for non-polluting MSMEs such as flour mills may be considered, as noted by the Attorney General and Additional Solicitor General.