Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 24/03/2025.

An application was filed before the NGT based on a newspaper article published in the Dainik Bhaskar, December 10, 2024. The article talked about illegal construction and encroachment of a waterbody (pokhara) which is being used as a waste disposal place creating environmental hazards. The applicant said that the site should be developed under the Jal Jeevan Hariyali scheme.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Pratap Singh Vs District Magistrate, Mainpuri & Others dated 20/03/2025.

Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of North East Eco Development Society Vs The State of Assam & Others dated 17/03/2025.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat Parishad, Farid Nagar Vs Paryavaran Mitra & Others dated 17/03/2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone, Kolkata) in the matter of Ashish Kumar Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 24/02/2025.

The report of the Fact Finding Committee imposed a penalty of Rs 12,75,000 on Bengal Shristi Infrastructure Development Limited for environmental damage. The District Magistrate, Paschim Burdwan has accepted the findings of the Fact Finding Committee.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Syed Ashhar Tauseef Vs Kamal Faruqui dated 17/02/2025.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Uttarakhand & Others Vs Niranjan Bagchi & Others dated 10/02/2025.

The state of Uttarakhand has appealed against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order. The NGT directed Uttarakhand to initiate appropriate legislative and executive measures within one month for removal of the encroachments from the river bed/flood plain zone of river Rispana.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagdev Vs Lieutenant Governor of Delhi & Others dated 06/02/2025.

The NGT, October 17, 2019 had directed that the flood plains of a river cannot be allowed to be occupied as such occupation could damage the ecology of the river and has directed to keep river Yamuna free from encroachment. The court had also directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Forest Department to take action in accordance with law.

Action taken report by the state of Rajasthan in the matter of Omprakash Somani Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 05/02/2025.

The report was in compliance with the NGT order, January 13, 2025 (central zonal bench, Bhopal).

The court was informed that the state authorities, police and the Panchayati Raj department undertook multiple operations to remove illegal encroachments on Dharma talab, Raila, and adjacent areas between October 2023 and January 2025.

Order of National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamlesh Roj Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 21/01/2025.

The issue raised in the application are protection of historical Hingonia Dam from the encroachment from the local residence violating the environmental norms and damaging the area of the water body. The Hingonia Dam receives its water from multiple sources, including the Kalakh Dam Feeder located in Phulera, Jaipur Rural through Bandi river, Sardiya Nadi along with several other smaller feeders that contribute water to the Hingonia Dam.