Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of Ram Lakhan Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 23/01/2018 regarding various government structures and establishments existing within the protected forest areas in the Dumka district, Jharkhand.

It has been admitted before the Court that various government establishments and structures were either in existence from before or had been raised in the forest area without clearance being sought for under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Lakhan Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 11/04/2017 regarding encroachment of forest land, Dumka District, Jharkhand. Various Govt. structures and establishments had been set up in the protected forest.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Lakhan Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 11/01/2017 regarding encroachment of large areas of forest land in the state of Jharkhand. NGT in the Order asks the State to file an affidavit on the areas encroached, steps taken against the encroachers and the present status of the actions taken.

Order of the High Court of Jharkhand in the matter of Court on is own motion Versus The State of Jharkhand & others dated 04/11/2015 regarding protection of water bodies of Jharkhand especially during the Deepawali festival between Kali Puja to Chhath Puja falling from 10th November, 2015 to 18th November, 2015.

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S Tata Steel Ltd. Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 24/09/2015 regarding transfer of land by the State of Bihar to Tata Steel Ltd. measuring 350 acres at Adityapur, Bihar for a period of 99 years.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Residents of Village Kadamdih Through Umang Choudhary V/s. State of Jharkhand & Ors. dated 31/07/2015 regarding dumping of Dolochar-the hazardous industrial waste, District Saraikella Kharsawan, Jharkhand.

Order of the High Court of Jharkhand in the matter of Ram Ayodhya Yadav Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 28/07/2015 regarding confiscation of trucks loaded with coal illegally extracted from the forest area, Ramgarh, Jharkhand.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Soumitro Chatterjee Vs. State of Jharkhand dated 15/07/2015 regarding illegal and unauthorised mining in the state of Jharkhand.

Learned counsel appearing for the State of Jharkhand submitted that no mining activity would be permitted to be carried on in the State without grant of Environmental Clearance.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors dated 18/05/2015 regarding non implementation of National Forest Policy and violation of Forest (Conservation) Act by the Govt. of Jharkhand. In this MA filed by the respondents, the state of Jharkhand, raised the issue on maintainability of the OA mainly on two fold grounds – (1) no breach of environmental law has been asserted in the petition with supporting documents; (2) The applicant being a State Govt.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs The State of Jharkhand & Ors. dated 07/01/2015 regarding non implementation of National Forest Policy and violation of Forest (Conservation) Act by the Govt. of Jharkhand.