The Madras High Court has upheld the validity of a notification issued by Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on March 14 permitting grant of ex post facto environmental clearances for project proponents who had commenced, continued or completed a project without obtaining clearance under the Environmental Protection Act of 1986 and the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification issued under it. It's a positive news for suffering home buyers affected by project delay caused by NGT cases.