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PPCB cancels NOC for Shree Punjab Cement Plant Sangrur unit after Supreme Court order
The Supreme Court quashed the project’s land-use clearances on February 13, 2026. In the following weeks, state authorities withdrew the CLU on March 20 and the PPCB cancelled the NOC on April 28, directing the company to seek an alternate site after obtaining required approvals.
Why It Matters
The sequence shows how courts and regulators balance development with environmental and public health protections, and that environmental safeguards can override economic justifications.
Timeline
3 Events
PPCB cancels NOC for Deh Kalan Sangrur grinding unit; directs alternative site
April 28, 2026
The Punjab Pollution Control Board cancelled the consent to establish (NOC) dated December 14, 2021 for the project and directed Shree Punjab Cement to identify an alternative suitable site after obtaining all requisite regulatory approvals, including the mandatory consent to establish from the PPCB, following the Supreme Court order quashing land-use clearances.
Housing and Urban Development department withdraws project CLU
March 20, 2026
The Department of Housing and Urban Development withdrew the project’s CLU on March 20, 2026, removing a key clearance previously enabling the project.
Supreme Court quashes land-use clearances for the project
February 13, 2026
The Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment on February 13, 2026, quashing the project’s land-use clearances for Shree Punjab Cement Plant’s proposed grinding unit at Deh Kalan, Sangrur. The ruling stressed the constitutional balance between development and environmental protection, noting that development cannot justify foreseeable harm to civilian life and health and that environmental harm may be irreversible.