The ₹81,000-crore Great Nicobar project has run into a major legal challenge after the Calcutta High Court’s Port Blair circuit bench cleared three PILs filed by retired Union Secretary Meena Gupta. The petitions contest clearances tied to forest rights, and the court is set to hear the matter in June despite objections raised by the Centre, potentially delaying parts of the project.
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