Tag: NGT

Environment Law News Top Law News

NGT dismisses plea against BJP MP for polluting Saryu river

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal today dismissed a plea seeking prosecution and imposition of fine on a BJP parliamentarian for allegedly tossing a plastic bottle in the Saryu river and making a mockery of the Swachh Bharat Mission and Ganga rejuvenation plan. A vacation bench of Justice Dalip Singh and Expert Member Ranjan Chatterjee said the […]

Read more »

Top Law News

NGT asks commercial buildings in Shimla to set up STPs

/ by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all commercial buildings in Shimla which have a discharge of more than 5 KLD (kilo litres per day) to establish their own sewage treatment plant (STP) within three months. A circuit bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the Himachal Pradesh government and the state pollution […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

NGT asks Himachal govt to ensure ban on illegal mining

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to ensure there is no illegal mining in the state “under any circumstances”. Responding to a plea alleging unauthorised excavation on government land in Kangra, a circuit bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the state government to submit a restoration plan […]

Read more »

Environment Law News High Profile Cases

NGT notice to Centre on plea against tree felling in Aravallis

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A former army man has moved the National Green Tribunal against the Haryana government’s sanction to chop trees in the eco-sensitive Aravalli Hills prompting the green panel to seek a response from the Centre. A vacation bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued notices to the Environment Ministry, the Manohar Lal Khattar government, the […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

Plea in NGT against BJP leader for polluting Saryu

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

In an embarrassment to the government, the NGT has been moved to act against some BJP leaders for making mockery of the Centre’s ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission and Ganga rejuvenation plan. The allegation is that a woman BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh threw a plastic bottle in the river Saryu, a tributary of the Ganga, […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

Clarify stand on Ganga encroachments, NGT tells Centre and others

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Centre and other stakeholders to clarify their stand on demarcation and encroachments on the floodplains of the Ganga from Haridwar to Unnao. The green panel asked the ministries of environment and water resources, the National Mission for Clean Ganga, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Uttar […]

Read more »

Top Law News

NGT allows registration of 3 diesel trucks for carrying petrol

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of three new diesel vehicles conforming to BS-IV norms to be used for transporting petrol or petroleum products. A vacation bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim granted the relief to three petrol pumps in Delhi — Car Care Centre, Bhasin Service Station and Harshita Service Station — […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

NGT seeks status report on desilting of Inderpuri drain

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal has directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to submit a status report on desilting of the Inderpuri drain here on a plea alleging indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste in it. A vacation bench comprising Justice Jawad Rahim and expert member Ajay A Deshpande asked the NDMC and the Delhi […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

NGT directs UP govt to appoint UPPCB chairman in 3 months

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal has taken strong exception to an ad-hoc appointee holding the post of chairman of the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) and asked it to make a regular appointment within three months. The green panel warned the Yogi Adityanath government that in case it fails to complete the appointment process of the […]

Read more »

High Profile Cases

NGT notice to Centre, Haryana on construction in Aravallis

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A plea seeking the demolition of apartments located in the eco-sensitive Aravalli area has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek a response from the Centre and the Haryana government. A vacation bench headed by Justice R S Rathore issued notices to the environment ministry, Delhi and Haryana governments, the municipal corporation of Gurugram (MCG), […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

Heads of 9 state pollution control boards barred from working

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal today barred the chairpersons of nine state pollution control boards (SPCBs) from functioning with immediate effect for not being appointed in consonance with the judgement of the tribunal. A vacation bench, headed by Justice R S Rathore, ordered chiefs of SPCBs of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Kerala, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, […]

Read more »

Environment Law News Top Law News

NGT raps states over appointments in pollution control boards

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on various states for not submitting compliance report on appointment to the posts of chairpersons and member secretaries in their pollution control boards. The NGT had in August last year asked the state governments to fill the vacancies in the boards as per the guidelines laid down […]

Read more »