RIICO Directed for CGWA Permit, NGT Hearing

Supreme Court disposed appeals 4481‑4482/2025, staying earlier orders pending Original Application No.71/2024(CZ) before NGT.
Court directed RIICO to apply to Central Ground Water Authority for infrastructure‑category groundwater extraction permission within two weeks.
CGWA to consider the application expeditiously and any pending applications are deemed disposed.
All contentions remain open before NGT, which must adjudicate the matter on merits and in accordance with law.