Madras HC orders authorities to issue occupancy certificate for new building in JIPMER
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Puducherry: The Madras High Court issued a directive to Puducherry government authorities on Friday, instructing them to provide completion and occupancy certificates for new constructions within the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER).
The court specified that clearance from the Environment Impact Assessment Authority (EIA) need not be insisted upon.
JIPMER had sought the court's intervention, urging the Puducherry Planning Authority (PPA) to issue certificates for 49,479 square meters of additional construction without requiring prior environmental clearance from the EIA.
JIPMER, established by the Centre in 1964 and later designated an institute of national importance in 2008, had several constructions on its campus, handled by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) until 2018. The affidavit, filed on behalf of JIPMER by its Director Rakesh Aggarwal, argued that constructions up to 1.5 lakh square meters by hospitals and educational institutions didn't necessitate prior environmental clearance, according to the EIA Notification 2016.
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