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Case update-Supreme Court case SC/FR/57/17 on Mini-hydro development dismissed
Centre for Environmental Justice and 5 others filed a law suit in the Supreme Court in 2017 against the Sustainable Energy Authority(SEA) and others on haphazard construction of Mini-hydro power plants without adhering to the environmental and social safeguards with the case number SC FR 57/2017. The court then requested to appoint a committee which
PRESS RELEASE—CEJ filed Legal action on Mt. Lavinia sand filling and beach pollution CA/WRT/128/2020
19, June 2020, Colombo- Today Centre for Environmental Justice filed a new court case in the Court of Appeal CA/WRT/128/2020 against Coast Conservation Department(CCD), Central Environmental Authority(CEA), Minister of Environment, Marine Environment Protection Authority(MEPA) and Attorney General against the beach pollution and the failed sand filling of Mt Lavinia beach without following due procedure. In
CASE UPDATE- Case against Imported Waste Containers CA/Writ/303/19
This writ application was filed by CEJ on the 22nd July 2019 against consignment of waste material which includes clinical waste, used cushions and mattress, plant parts, plastic waste and other uncategorized and hazardous which waste illegally imported into the country from the United Kingdom with the intention of disposing them within the country in
CASE UPDATE – Wilpattu case CA/Writ/291/2015
08/05/2020 In Northern sanctuary of Wilpattu national park and in the Marachukkaddi or Karadikkuli Reserved Forest Stands west ward of Wilpattu blocks II and IV has been cleared, divided into plots, paved roads and has established unauthorized settlements making irreparable damage to the whole environment and eco system and wildlife habitats. Wilpattu case was filed
CASE UPDATE – Uma Oya case SC/FR/273/15
This case was filled in the Supreme Court against violation of fundamental rights by the Uma Oya multi-purpose project conducted in collaboration with government of Iran. The main objectives of the project are to supply of electricity to the National Grid and to provide water supply for South Eastern dry zone area. More than 7500