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House panel weighs proposal to narrow who can seek emergency court relief in permit disputes
Summary
The House commission heard June 16 on House Project 310, which would add explicit standing requirements to Article 14.1 of Ley 161 so private plaintiffs must allege a proprietary/personal interest, imminent harm, and redressability to seek injunctions or other extraordinary relief.
On June 16 the House Commission on Economic Development took testimony on House Project 310, a bill to amend Article 14.1 of Ley 161 de 2009. The proposal would add explicit standing requirements for private parties who seek statutorily authorized extraordinary remedies (injunction, mandamus, declaratory judgment or similar relief) to challenge permits or stop works: a plaintiff would have to allege specifically that it holds a proprietary or personal interest, that the interest faces imminent harm reasonably linked to the defendant’s conduct, and that the alleged injury is susceptible to remediation by the remedy requested.
Urdaly Figueroa López, appearing for the Department of Justice, gave a doctrinal presentation explaining…
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