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...

Sc Orders Transfer Of Plea On Shimla Plan From Hc, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court has ordered transfer of a pending case in the Himachal Pradesh high court that challenged the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) recent decision of quashing the controversial Shimla Development Plan-2041.The transferred case would now be heard in the Supreme Court.The orders of transferring the case were passed by...

Ngt Forms Joint Panel, Seeks Factual Report On Sidhwan Canal Pollution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Within days of a group of residents moving the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over rising pollution in Sidhwan canal, the tribunal has constituted a joint committee comprising officials of the irrigation department, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Ludhiana district magistrate and executive engineer of Sidhwan canal wing. The committee has been...

NGT fines 3 mining companies Rs 18.7 crore, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Acting tough against environmental violations, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 18.7 crore on three mining firms found involved in illegal mining in the Yamuna river here.In its order dated November 18, the NGT imposed environmental damage compensation of Rs 12 crore against M/s Mubarikpur...

NGT directs sealing of illegal commercial borewells in Noida, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed the authorities to seal all illegal commercial borewells in Noida. The tribunal has also directed the builders or project proponents to pay interim compensation -- at least 0.5% of their project cost. The green panel was hearing a petition regarding the illegal...

NGT directs granite company in Haryana to pay Rs 3 crore interim compensation for violating green norms, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The National Green Tribunal has directed a private granite company in Haryana's Mahendragarh to pay Rs 3 crore interim compensation for violating environmental norms. A bench of chairperson Justice A K Goel noted that the company had filed an application stating it had complied with the environmental norms but the...

NGT directs states to set up robust mechanism of surveillance, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed all the state governments to set up a robust mechanism of surveillance for addressing the illegal processing of electronic waste as per the recommendation of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The tribunal, headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (retd), in a...

NGT refuses to entertain plea for direction to provide basic amenities in 10 villages outside Rajaji National Park, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre and the Uttarakhand government to provide basic facilities such as road, electricity, water, school and health centres in 10 villages situated on the periphery of the Rajaji National Park. A bench of NGT...

NHRC summons chief secretaries of Delhi, 3 neighbouring states over air pollution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, Alarmed over the rise in pollution in Delhi-NCR, the NHRC has asked the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to appear before it on November 10 to discuss the matter, an official statement said on Friday. The National Human Rights Commission said it is "not...