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It was alleged that during the construction activities at 6 Flag Staff Road, Delhi, 20 trees were cut illegally as permissions for tree cutting were sought manipulatively.

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The Tribunal noted that while developing housing projects in Ghaziabad, the Project Proponents violated environmental norms for plantations and sewage treatment plan.

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The Tribunal constituted an eight-member fact-finding Joint Committee about the incident headed by Chairman of the State Pollution Control Board, Punjab.

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The opening of the Atal Tunnel or availability of parking space is not sufficient ground to increase the number of vehicles allowed to Rohtang Pass.

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The National Green Tribunal said that an environment free from noise pollution is necessary, but operation of railways is an essential activity, and must be conducted.

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National Green Tribunal said that the State has to take precautions to prevent such incidents in future, apart from paying compensation with liberty to recover the same from the entity.

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If the business entity involved in hazardous activities fails to pay compensation, the State is liable to pay for the failure to ensure safety. Citizens are entitled to safety from hazards of business activities having potential for incidents which may cause death and injuries.

Environment
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Supreme Court held that it is not necessary to make obtaining of CTE and CTO mandatory and directed the CPCB to ensure that its guidelines are scrupulously followed and once the guidelines are scrupulously adhered to, no direction to obtain CTE and CTO for starting/operating a petroleum outlet is warranted.

Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court stated that National Green Tribunal is a national tribunal, and hence, its RTI cell should function properly in accordance with the timelines and rules prescribed under the RTI Act and Rules.

Justice Hrishikesh Roy
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Justice Hrishikesh Roy is known for his notable contributions to the causes of alternative dispute settlement and legal aid. We have curated some of his important High Court and Supreme Court decisions.

Know thy Judge

Justice C.T. Ravikumar is known among the legal circle for having a firm grasp of precedents and statutory provisions.. We have curated some of his important High Court and Supreme Court decisions.

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It was alleged that less than 50 meters of distance between Veeranam Lake and the proposed petrol pump violated the addendum of 16.08.2021 to the guidelines of 7.1.2020 issued by the Central Pollution Control Board.

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It has been alleged that the Ecological concerns have not been taken into consideration while granting lease to certain Salt Plants. NGT will now decide if it has the power to cancel the lease on the grounds that the lease has an adverse impact on the environment.

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The Government of Jammu & Kashmir is committed to make the Yatra, environment friendly and is bound to always comply with the environmental norms and is committed to ensure that such disasters are never repeated in future.

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    National Green Tribunal | A bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), JJ., and A. Senthil

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    National Green Tribunal | A bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), JJ., and A. Senthil

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“The area cleared is estimated as 16.21 ha. The trees estimated on this cleared area are 6093 in no. with lower bound of 5765 and upper bound of 6421 with 95% confidence interval and 2.72% Standard Error.”

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    National Green Tribunal | While dealing a matter related to absence of proper management of end-of-life tyres/waste tyres (ELTs), a

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    National Green Tribunal | Taking suo motu cognizance to consider the impact of musical festival which was proposed to be

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National Green Tribunal | The bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), JJ., and A. Senthil Vel (Expert