Published: March 2025 (8 months ago) in issue Nº 428
Keywords: Court cases, RA Working Committee (RA-WCom), Working Committee, Madras High Court, Supreme Court of India, National Green Tribunal (NGT) and Land exchange
Legal updates
The RA-WCom has shared with the community an update about recent activities and hearings in the Supreme Court in New Delhi and in the Madras High Court.
An appeal on the Quo Warranto order of 1 August 2024 concerning the membership of the Working Committee was submitted by its lawyers in the Madras High Court on 4 February 2025. The appeal has been accepted for debate and a notice has been issued to the other party to respond within two weeks.
There have been a number of hearings in the Supreme Court on the appeals of the Auroville Foundation (represented by the Secretary) against the National Green Tribunal order of April 2022 and against the order of the Madras High Court on TDC matters issued on March 2024. All arguments in both cases are now closed and reserved for judgement. The final rulings are awaited.
A writ petition filed by an Aurovilian on land exchange has been listed in the Madras High Court.