NGT Directs Chhattisgarh PCB To Impose Penalty On Violators For Ilegal Sand Mining

The central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chhattisgarh State Pollution Control Board (PCB) to realise the environmental compensation from the violators conducting illegal mining.A bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Dr. A. Senthil Vel directed that, "that the recommendations submitted by the Joint Committee must be strictly complied with and further direct that...

No Justification For Not Using CAMPA Funds : Supreme Court Seeks Details From States/UTs On Amounts Spent For Afforestation

The Supreme Court (on August 07) directed the State Governments/Union Territories to file an affidavit, inter-alia, to chart out the reasons why the CAMPA(Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) Funds, created to use it for compensatory afforestation and allied activities, have not been utilised. “We find no justification in the State...

Public Authorities Should Take Best Efforts To Reduce Trees Required To Be Cut For Public Projects : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has directed that every public authority seeking permission to cut trees for public projects must make best efforts to reduce the number of trees which are required to be cut by re-examining the alignment of the public project.The Court passed this direction in view of the spirit of Article 51A(Fundamental Duties) of the Constitution of India and the right of citizens to...

Supreme Court Directs NGT To Monitor Silicosis-Prone Industries And Orders NHRC To Oversee Compensation Process For Affected Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 6) directed the National Green Tribunal to monitor and ensure compliance with minimal standards in industries prone to silicosis disease and to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of the disease.“we now direct the NGT to oversee the impact of silicosis prone industries and factories across India and ensure that the CPCB and the respective SPCBs...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks To Know If HC Campus Overlaps Sukhna Catchment Area Where Construction Is Prohibited

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed a Technical Experts Committee to submit whether the High Court campus overlaps the Sukhna catchment area or not.The Sukhna catchment area is the surrounding demarcated region of Sukhna Lake, which is a protected site according to environmental norms. In 2020, the High Court directed the demolition of all buildings constructed in the catchment area...

NGT Seeks Response From All States, UT In Suo Moto Cognizance Taken On Non-Complaince Of Forest Conservation Act

The National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s principal bench has taken suo moto cognizance on alleged non compliance of provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Environment Protection Act, 1986 by all the States and UT.The development took place after the principal bench, took note of a newspaper article which highlighted, "'missing' Indian forests due to delay in filing of reports by...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Clearance By Coastal Zone Management Authority For Railway Double-Tracking In Goa

The Supreme Court, yesterday (on July 02) upheld the Bombay High Court's decision stating that prior permission is not required from Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority for doubling of the railway track in Goa. The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and R. Mahadevan said that the issues relating to ecological balance have been adequately addressed by the statutory authorities and the...

'Won't Be A Part Of Any Further Environmental Degradation': High Court Restrains Haryana Govt From Felling 150 Trees To Construct Police Station

We the people have suffered enough environmental degradation and therefore, this Court would not like to be a part of any further deterioration, said the Punjab & Haryana High Court while prohibiting the Haryana Government from felling 150 trees which are a century-old, for constructing a police station.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikas Suri said, "if the concerned authorities...

'Sorry State Of Solid Waste Management In Capital' : Supreme Court Asks Union To Convene Urgent Meeting With GNCTD, MCD

Deploring the sorry state of affairs in the national capital regarding the treatment of solid waste, the Supreme Court on Friday (July 26) directed the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Environment to convene an immediate meeting with officials of the Delhi government, the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) and other MCD officers to devise an urgent solution to...

Supreme Court Suggests Use Of Remote Sensing Technology In Delhi-NCR to Combat Vehicular Pollution

The Supreme Court on Friday (July 26) suggested the use of remote sensing technology within the National Capital Region (NCR) to combat vehicular pollution and directed the Centre to take a decision on this issue within two months.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice AG Masih directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to immediately convene a meeting...

NGT Has Duty To Ensure Environmental Clearance Is Lawfully Granted : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 25) set aside the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order that permitted the establishment of a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) in Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka, Justice Prashant Mishra, and Justice AG Masih reinstated a plea before NGT which challenged the environmental clearance for the CBWTF on the ground...

Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Orders Allowing Construction Of Tiracol Bridge In Goa's Querim Beach

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 23) set aside the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) orders dated January 22, 2020, and January 17, 2022, which had allowed the construction of the Tiracol bridge on Querim beach in Goa.The NGT had previously permitted the construction of the bridge, citing its public utility and the assertion that it could be built without causing environmental damage, based on...