Supreme Court Quashes NGT Order on No-Development Zone in Jabalpur: S.N. Dubey vs. Raman Khandelwal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can declare an area as a no-development zone based solely on a Court Commissioner’s report without independent consideration of the objections raised by the parties. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law. Case Name: […]
Supreme Court quashes NGT order imposing penalty without proper assessment: Benzo Chem Industrial vs. Arvind Manohar Mahajan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can impose a penalty for environmental damage without proper assessment and in violation of the principles of natural justice. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Benzo Chem Industrial Private
Supreme Court quashes NGT order for violating natural justice: Grasim Industries vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can pass an order without impleading an affected party and relying on an outsourced expert opinion, thereby violating the principles of natural justice. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Grasim
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power in Town Planning, Overturns NGT Orders: State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) can direct a state government on how to exercise its legislative powers in town planning. CASE TYPE: Town and Country Planning Law, Environmental Law Case Name: State
Supreme Court Directs Phasing Out of Diesel Vehicles at Inland Container Depots: Container Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Ajay Khera & Ors. (2024) INSC 31 (11 January 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Environmental pollution caused by heavy-duty vehicles at Inland Container Depots (ICDs). CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Container Corporation of India Ltd. vs. Ajay Khera
Supreme Court emphasizes Natural Justice in NGT Fly Ash Case Date of the Judgment: 05 July 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 618 Judges: B.V. Nagarathna J., Prashant Kumar Mishra J. Can an environmental tribunal issue binding directions without giving the affected parties a chance to respond to expert reports? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed
Supreme Court sets aside NGT order for violating natural justice in Singrauli Thermal Power case (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) violated principles of natural justice by not allowing parties to object to an expert committee report before issuing directions. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station vs.
Supreme Court Modifies NGT Order on Consent for Petroleum Outlets Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 227 Judges: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice J.B. Pardiwala Can the National Green Tribunal (NGT) mandate that all petroleum retail outlets obtain “Consent to Establish” (CTE) and “Consent to Operate” (CTO)? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court on Consent Requirements for Retail Petroleum Outlets Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 231 Judges: Justice J.B. Pardiwala, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Can the National Green Tribunal (NGT) mandate that all retail petroleum outlets obtain “Consent to Establish” (CTE) and “Consent to Operate” (CTO)? The Supreme Court recently addressed this
Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order Due to Improper Bench Composition: Talli Gram Panchayat vs. Union of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: 11 July 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 600 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a single member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) validly decide a case when
Supreme Court Upholds National Green Tribunal’s Validity and Jurisdiction Date of the Judgment: May 18, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 488 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. (authored the judgment) Can the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act, 2010, bypass the High Court’s powers under the Constitution? The Supreme Court recently addressed this crucial question regarding
Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction of NGT on land use change: Raza Ahmad vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has the jurisdiction to hear a challenge to a change in land use notification when it allegedly violates the conditions of an Environmental Clearance (EC). CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case
