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Supreme Court refuses to stay Calcutta HC order in Great Nicobar Island Project; terms ‘preservation of culture’ a fundamental right

Supreme Court refuses to stay Calcutta HC order in Great Nicobar Island Project; terms ‘preservation of culture’ a fundamental right

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Preservation of culture a fundamental right, says SC, refuses to stay Calcutta HC proceedings in Nicobar project case

The petitions in the High Court had claimed that the diversion of over 130 sq. km of pristine tropical forest violated the 2006 Act and threatened the Shompen and Nicobarese way of life and culture.

Supreme Court refuses to stay proceedings against Nicobar project

The petitions in the Calcutta High Court say that the diversion of over 130 sq. km of pristine tropical forest violated the Forest Rights Act and threatened the Shompen and Nicobarese way of life and culture

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