NGT allows Hindustan Zinc’s plea to treat penalty of Rs 25 crore as CSR activity, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The National Green Tribunal has allowed Hindustan Zinc Ltd's plea for treating the Rs 25 crore penalty deposited by it for violation of environmental norms as its contribution toward corporate social responsibility (CSR). The purpose of CSR is to ensure that corporates give back to the community by taking part...

NGT fines two Haryana civic bodies Rs 10 cr for illegally dumping waste near wildlife sanctuary, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The NGT has directed two municipal bodies in Haryana to pay a total compensation of Rs 10 crore for illegally dumping waste at a municipal solid waste facility near Khol-Hi Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary in Panchkula district. A bench of Chairperson Justice A K Goel said that in pursuance...

NGT directs closure of commercial establishments in UP extracting groundwater illegally, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, Groundwater vests in the state and its extraction is not permissible without consent, the National Green Tribunal has said while directing the closure of all establishments in Uttar Pradesh which are operating without mandatory permissions and withdrawing water illegally. The NGT said that according to the Central Ground...

NGT imposes interim stay on construction of Pakhrau Tiger Safari in Uttarakhand, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has imposed an interim stay on Pakhrau Tiger Safari construction in Uttarakhand after taking note of a news report that 600 trees have been illegally cut in Corbett Tiger Reserve of the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve Division. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A...