<p>The High Court, which was hearing Lavasa's petition, directed the ministry to give the corporation a hearing on whether it could have stayed the construction at Lavasa without giving a prior hearing.<br /><br />The MoEF will have to pass the order on this issue by December 16.<br /><br />Lavasa Corporation's lawyer made a voluntary statement in the court that no construction will be carried out till December 16.<br /><br />The High Court will hear the matter further on the same day.<br /><br />The Court also directed the Ministry to give a hearing to the NGO National Alliance of People's Movement which had initially complained against the Lavasa project.<br /><br />On November 25, the Ministry had issued a show-cause notice to Lavasa, demanding an explanation as to why it did not obtain clearances as per rules under Environment Protection Act, amended by notifications in 1994 and 2004.<br /><br />It also asked the corporation, which is developing a hill station in Mulshi taluka of Pune district, to stop the ongoing construction.</p>
<p>The High Court, which was hearing Lavasa's petition, directed the ministry to give the corporation a hearing on whether it could have stayed the construction at Lavasa without giving a prior hearing.<br /><br />The MoEF will have to pass the order on this issue by December 16.<br /><br />Lavasa Corporation's lawyer made a voluntary statement in the court that no construction will be carried out till December 16.<br /><br />The High Court will hear the matter further on the same day.<br /><br />The Court also directed the Ministry to give a hearing to the NGO National Alliance of People's Movement which had initially complained against the Lavasa project.<br /><br />On November 25, the Ministry had issued a show-cause notice to Lavasa, demanding an explanation as to why it did not obtain clearances as per rules under Environment Protection Act, amended by notifications in 1994 and 2004.<br /><br />It also asked the corporation, which is developing a hill station in Mulshi taluka of Pune district, to stop the ongoing construction.</p>