Nirmala Johny v. State of Kerala
LOK 2026 (10) Ker. 301
Equivalent citations: 2026 KER 83112
- Court
- High Court of Kerala
- Bench
- Harisankar V. Menon; J.
- Case No.
- W.P. (C) No. 34157 of 2022
Counsel Petitioners: Prashant Bhushan, Ajit Joy, Sayujya Radhakrishnan and Aneesh James, Advocates. Respondents: Vipin P. Varghese, Roshen D. Alexander, N. Manoj Kumar (State Attorney), K.R. Ranjith (Government Pleader), Adarsh Mathew, Kevin Mathew George, Meera Elsa George, Merline Mathew, Tina Alex Thomas, Harimohan, V.J. Mathew (Senior Advocate), K.S. Bharathan and Anoop V. Nair (State Attorney).
Provisions referred
- Environmental Law
Headnote
Vizhinjam Seaport — Coastal-erosion expert committee — Conflict of interest — Independent study
Residents of fishing villages to the north of Vizhinjam challenged the constitution and report of the expert committee appointed by the State under the Government Order dated 6 October 2022 to examine coastal erosion associated with port construction. They alleged conflicts of interest arising from members’ prior project involvement and commercial connections. The petitioners did not seek a stay of the port project; a separate committee was also monitoring shoreline changes pursuant to National Green Tribunal directions.
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