NGT Directs Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary To Take Action Against Yamuna River Pollution In Agra

On Tuesday, The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, in coordination with other concerned authorities in the State, to take remedial action regarding the discharge of pollution in the Yamuna River at Agra.An application was filed expressing concerns about the discharge of pollution into the Yamuna River at Agra by both the...

NGT Directs Rajasthan And Punjab Pollution Control Boards To Conduct Joint Study On Increasing Cancer Patients

Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RJSPCB) and the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to commission a joint study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi or the Indian Toxicological Research Institute (ITRI), Lucknow.The aim of the study is to identify the root causes of the increasing number of cancer patients...

Environmental Law Weekly Round-Up [02 -08 April,2023]

A weekly round-up of development in environmental law jurisprudence.Nominal IndexRavinder Chanana & Ors. v. The State of Delhi Delhi Secretariat Chief Secretary Rajiv Dutta v. GNCTD & Ors.Mrinmoy Khataniar & Anr. v. Union of India & 9 Ors.State of Kerala V Shefy Joseph [2023 (Ker) LiveLaw 176]Sushant Subhash More v.M/s Hotel Sahyadri Puspa and Ors.Haider Ali v. UOI...

NGT Directs District Magistrates Of Prayagraj And Kaushambi To Take Action Against Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Yamuna

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the District Magistrates of Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts in Uttar Pradesh to take action against the alleged illegal mining in the riverbed of Yamuna.The The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member),Dr. A. Senthil Vel (Expert Member) said, “In absence of...

NGT Forms High Powered Committee To Revisit Environmental Clearance Granted To Great Nicobar Island Project

The Eastern Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a High-Powered Committee to revisit the Environmental Clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) for the project by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation (the project) in Great Nicobar Islands.It is a mega project to be implemented at...

NGT Dismisses Film Studio's Appeal Against MCZMA Order Declining Extension Of Temporary Sets For Shooting

The Western Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rejected the plea made by Balaji Tirupati Cinemas and Expression Studio against the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority's (MCZMA) order of 12.09.2022. The order denied permission for the temporary tents used for shooting to be extended for another six months.The Appellant Film Studios alleged that the order was passed...

Environment Protection And Liability: The Offence Concerning Legalized Nuisance And Injustice

Needless to say, environmental law is a sort of a separate entity from the discipline of environmental justice. Environmental justice in itself an absolute meaningful directive to attend to the equitable development of humans as capital and as workforce irrespective of any kind of discrimination. Environmental Justice is defined as equitable exposure to environmental good and harm[i]. The Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as fair treatment and meaningful...

NGT Directs Ministry Of Jal Shakti To File Status Report On Regulation Of Groundwater For Cricket Playground

The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), comprising Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), and Dr A. Senthil Vel (Expert Member), has directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) to file a status report within two months regarding the regulation of groundwater extraction for the maintenance of cricket...

As Okhla Waste-to-Energy Plant Operator Says Expansion Plan Will Take 18 Months, Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Stay Plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it is not necessary to consider at the present stage an application to stay the proposed expansion of the Okhla Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Delhi from 23 MW to 40 MW. This is in view of the statement made by the plant operator that it will take at least 18 months to completeA bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala...

Plea Filed In NGT, For Protection Of UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Kaas Plateau’

Recently, an environmental activist has filed an application for the restitution and restoration of the environment and ecology of 'Kaas Plateau' in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) (West Zone) under Section 15 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT Act), read with Sections 18 and 20 of the NGT Act.The application raises concerns about illegal construction near the plateau, which...

Environmental Law Weekly Round-Up [26 March-1 April,2023]

Nominal IndexSwetab Kumar v. Ministry of Environment, Forest And Climate Change and Ors. [2023 LiveLaw (SC)245] ( Supreme Court)Centre for Environment Law WWF-I v. Union of India (Supreme Court)Yeshwanth Shenoy v. State of Kerala (Supreme Court)Shramjeevi Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. Dinesh Johi and others [2023 LiveLaw (SC) 258] (Supreme Court)People's Charioteer Organisation v....

Centre Introduces Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill,2023

On Wednesday, the central government introduced the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend certain provisions under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.The Bill acknowledges that the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 has presented new challenges in terms of ecological, social, and environmental developments. These include mitigating the effects of climate change,...