MoEFCC revokes Environmental Clearance for Godrej Eternia building in Chandigarh; appeal shared at NGT

MoEFCC has revoked the Environmental Clearance given for the completed commercial building Godrej Eternia at Chandigarh, through a letter dated September 30, 2026.

Thu 1 Oct 2026

Revocation Letter Date

September 30, 2026

Alleged Proximity to Sanctuary

within 10 km of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

Notified ESZ Limit

2.75 km

Project Distance from Sanctuary Boundary

6.6 km

Dispute Forum

appealed to the NGT

What the update says

Godrej Properties has informed the exchanges that it received a letter dated September 30, 2026 from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) revoking the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted for its commercial building, Godrej Eternia, situated at Chandigarh. The company says it has already appealed against the letter before the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

What the authority alleges

The stated ground is that the project falls within 10 km of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, and that clearance from the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) was therefore required but not obtained. The company denies this allegation.

The company's position

• The EC, the company says, never required it to obtain NBWL clearance.
• It cites a Gazette Notification dated January 18, 2017, by which the Union Territory of Chandigarh notified the final limits of the Environmentally Sensitive Zone (ESZ) as extending up to a maximum of 2.75 km from the boundary of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary.
• The project, it says, is located 6.6 km from that boundary, more than twice the notified limit, and is therefore clearly outside the ESZ, so the question of NBWL clearance does not arise.
• It states the revocation comes a full ten years after the project was completed with all requisite approvals, and that it complied fully with the conditions of the EC.

On financial impact

Against the requirement to describe impact quantifiable in monetary terms, the company's response is that it has shared an appeal before the NGT, that it is confident of its position on the merits, and that the matter is sub judice.

What this means for investors

• The disclosure concerns one specific asset: a completed commercial building at Chandigarh.
• The company disputes the basis of the revocation and has taken the matter to the NGT.
• The appeal and any order passed on it are the next points of development to track.

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