Supreme Court refuses to stay proceedings against Nicobar project
Supreme Court declined to halt proceedings on the Nicobar project, despite petitions filed in the Calcutta High Court. The petitions argue that the diversion of more than 130 square kilometres of pristine tropical forest violates the Forest Rights Act and threatens the Shompen and Nicobarese peoples’ traditional way of life and cultural heritage. The court’s decision keeps the project’s legal challenges pending.