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Report on behalf of the Joint Committee and Delhi Pollution Control Committee with respect to the National Green Tribunal order, September 4, 2023.

The matter related to groundwater extraction and compliance of norms for such extractions by hotels and guest houses in Pahar Ganj, Delhi.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Singh Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/09/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/09/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal, Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal in the matter of Mahadev Singh Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 07/08/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kartik Sharma Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 21/04/2023.

Grievance in the application is against unregulated drawal of water from Mussoorie Lake, having potential for damage to the lake. The violators include Hotel Jaypee Residency, Mussoorie and others. Larger issue is permitting number of hotels and visitors beyond the capacity of the environment to sustain without stringent enforcement of regulatory regime against the sustainable development principle to the detriment of flora and fauna in the area.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All India Young Lawyers Association Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 24/02/2023.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), February 24, 2023 directed constitution of a committee of higher level officers to look into the matter of illegal establishments in the Rajaji tiger reserve and "if necessary, get updated demarcation".

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal)  in the matter of Bhagwat Singh Dewda Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 13/02/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Srikanta Kumar Pakal & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 09/01/2023.

The matter related to discharge of waste water by M/s. Hotel Presidency, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

The court noted that the test report of water samples of the hotel show high levels of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS) as well as faecal coliform. However, these "two test reports do not give the standards/regulatory limits".

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arti Vs Central Ground Water Authority & Others dated 17/10/2022.

The matter related to unauthorized withdrawal of groundwater in major cities of Uttar Pradesh. The court noted that there is large scale illegal extraction of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh by hotels, marriage halls, party lawns including in areas which are scarce in availability of groundwater.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Zon Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 14/10/2022. Zon Hotels appealed against the order, May 9, 2022 passed by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) directing Zon Hotels to pay an amount of Rs. 2,04,19,560/- (Rupees Two Crore Four Lakhs Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty Only) as damages caused to the environment with regard to the illegal construction carried out at survey no. 146/4-E of village Candolim, Bardez, Goa.

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