SC lifts 2-year-old blanket ban on setting up of industries in Taj zone

SC lifted its two-year-old blanket ban on setting up of industries in Taj Trapezium ZoneNEW DELHI: SC Thursday lifted its two-year-old blanket ban on setting up of industries in Taj Trapezium Zone, a 10,400 sq km area spread over five districts in UP and one in Rajasthan, to open avenues for employment generation. The development comes a few months ahead of UP assembly polls.UP govt, through AG R Venkataramani and ASG Aishwarya Bhati told a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that industrial activities, especially when it involves establishment of non-polluting industrial units, cannot be brought to a grinding halt.Seeking modification of SC's Oct 14, 2024 order that barred establishment of any industrial unit in the TTZ area without permission of the court, t