K. Pauchari to monitor the ecological and environmental impact of the construction.

While giving an unfettered go ahead to the construction of the games village, the bench also accepted the central government's contention that the apex court itself had approved in January 2005 the construction of Akshardham temple on a site adjacent to the games village site.

'Inasmuch as the Akshardham Temple site is adjacent to the Commonwealth Games Village site, the decision of this court on Akshardham temple has been bearing on the issue and it is a binding precedent on all purpose,' the bench said.

The apex court also junked the high court's direction for forming a fresh committee to examine the ecological impact of the construction of tracks for Delhi Metro.

The bench, however, allowed the panel headed by Pachauri to keep a general tab on ecological compatibility of the construction in association with various government departments.