Supreme Court to hear appeals against quashing of CRZ clearances

The Municipal Corporation had submitted that CRZ clearance was granted on the undisputed land and the HC's order be stayed

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the appeals challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which had quashed the CRZ clearances granted to Mumbai civic body’s ambitious Rs 14,000-crore coastal road project.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S A Bobde and Justice S A Nazeer was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the matter, which was last heard in July this year, required an urgent hearing.

Mehta, appearing for Mumbai's civic body, said as the court was busy with the Ayodhya matter, this case could not be taken up on August 20 as assured and it