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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT.

Short affidavit on behalf of the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated January 22, 2025.

The application was registered suo motu by the NGT on the basis of a news item titled "Toxic kilns pollution Aravallis; wildlife and locals suffer" appearing in the Tribune dated 28.12.2024. The news report highlighted the operation of illegal and polluting kilns/crucibles along the Haryana-Rajasthan border near the Aravalli range.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/04/2025.

Affidavit has been filed by NABHA Power Limited which runs the Rajpura thermal power plant in Rajpura, Punjab. It is stated in the affidavit that the NABHA Power Limited has installed both the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) units. However, it is submitted that due to non-cooperation on the part of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, there is a delay in commissioning.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled “CSE report finds dangerous increase in ozone pollution across urban India” appearing in Down to Earth dated 06.08.2024. The Principal Bench of the NGT heard the matter on March 21, 2025.

In the original application, registered suo motu, the tribunal considered the issue of rising ground level ozone pollution across India in major cities, posing serious health threat, particularly to those with respiratory problems.

Report filed by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of News item titled 'Residents stage protest against pollution caused by Vijayawada Thermal Power Station" which appeared in the Hindu, November 4, 2024. The report was dated February 22, 2025.

M/s Dr. Narla Tatarao Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant operating at Ibrahimpatnam, NTR district with an electricity production capacity of 2560 MW.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Heavy metals in PM 2.5 New Study reveals air quality concerns in East Delhi" appearing in the Times of India dated 29.09.2024.

The original application has been registered on the basis of the news item based upon the study conducted by the IIT, Delhi revealing detection of alarming levels of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, nickel in the air and further disclosing that in East Delhi District, chromium, copper, zinc, molybdenum and lead were the major heavy metals found in PM2.5.

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal scrap kilns operating in Aravallis, 22/01/2025.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/01/2025. The matter related to increase in vehicular pollution in the national capital region and the need for an effective public transport system. The apex court said it was deliberating setting norms granting permission for construction of apartments and that no apartments without a specified parking lot should be allowed to come up. The SC also wanted to know the plans by the government to make electric vehicles affordable.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ankur Sharma Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 02/01/2025.

The applicant sought directions to the civic body to install pyre fumes collection system in crematoriums throughout the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata to control pollution generated by traditional wood pyre cremation methods.

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