MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has quashed the Union government’s decision permitting post-facto clearance for projects constructed in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas in violation of rules.

A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar set aside an Office Memorandum issued in February 2021 by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC). The court in its order of September 24, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday, said the issuance of such an OM was legally impermissible