Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Y. Pondurai & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 05/05/2016 regarding builders to require environmental clearance, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Counsel appearing for the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Tamil Nadu submits that the EC already granted is being revised on the basis of subsequent inspection.

Related Judgement: 

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Prashanti Surya Construction Co. (M/s Prashanti Surya Construction Co.) & Others Vs Central Empowered Committee & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding hotel, shopping complex and bus stand constructed by M/s Prashanti Surya Construction, at Mcleodganj, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh in alleged violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

The National Green Tribunal in this landmark judgment imposed a new buffer zone of 75 metres for lakes and wetlands which will be a no-construction zone, as opposed to 30 metres of buffer earlier in Bangalore. The court also ordered Mantri Techzone Private Limited to demolish structures built on buffer zone around lakes and rajakaluves in Bengaluru and ordered Mantri Developers to pay the fine of Rs. 117. 35 Crores.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of Namma Bengaluru Foundation & Others Vs State of Karnataka dated 26/04/2016 regarding development of a residential developmental project in the name of Shriram Chirping Woods consisting of several blocks of apartments spread over an area of 16 acres in Kasavanahalli village, Varthur Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk, Bengaluru which is stated to be situated in the midst of ecologically sensitive area comprising of valley and buffer zones between Kasavanahalli lake (also called Haralur lake) and Kaikondaranahal

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S.P. Muthuraman Vs. Union of India & Others dated 22/04/2016. M/s SSM Builders and Promoters has filed this Applications for leave to start construction and completion of its Housing Projects which was subject matter of the main Application.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs. M/S Aadi Best Consortium Pvt. Ltd. dated 19/04/2016 regarding extraction of ground water by Adi Best Consortium Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Counsel appearing on behalf of Shailesh Singh admits that the water from the bore well was being extracted since the commencement of project for the purposes of human consumption that is for the labourers at the site and no permission from CGWA was obtained for extraction of this ground water.