Uttarakhand High Court on March 30, 2017 declared all the glaciers, including Gangotri and Yamunotri, rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs and waterfalls as living entities.
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital in the matter of Tara Singh Rajput Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 07/11/2016 regarding the issue of felling of trees indiscriminately as well as the unauthorized constructions, in the close vicinity of Bhimtal Lake area, Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Singh Bhandari Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 24/08/2016 regarding the eligibility for appointment of Chairman/ Member Secretary of State Pollution Control Board. A related question is about the appointment of Members of the State Pollution Control Board.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gulab Singh Bhandari & Others Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 18/08/2016 regarding stone crushers violating the conditions of the consent to operate granted to them.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Park Prime Hotel Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. dated 11/08/2016 regarding disposal of waste generated by Park Prime Hotel into river Ganga, Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board submits that the Hotel is now compliant and non-polluting. It has got its own STP and is located at a reasonable distance from river Ganga. In view of this NGT directs the seal of the Hotel to be removed.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of .Raghuwar Dutt Tiwari & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Singoli-Bhatwari Hydro Electric Project on River Mandakini in Uttarakhand by the Project Proponent L&T Uttranchal Hydro Electric Pvt. Limited. This Application raised an issue of construction of underground tunnels and the use of explosives associated with it as well as for restructuring the design of the project as per recommendations of Petitions Committee of the Rajya Sabha and IIT Consortium.
NGT on March 16, 2016 ordered the Municipality of Almora and all its members to ensure that the municipal solid waste is properly collected and dumped.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kota Vikas Samiti Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. And Nirmala Ganga Mata Sangh Society Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. dated 01/02/2016 regarding illegal mining in Pauri Garhwal.
NGT appoints Mr. Rahul Khurana, Advocate as a Local Commissioner to verify whether any mining is going on in the area in question.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors dated 03/12/2015 regarding eight brick kilns located in the District Haridwar which are operating by using the clay excavated from the place/s where they are located without obtaining Environment Clearance for such excavation.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Himalaya Environment & Employment Co-operative Society Ltd. Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. dated 11/08/2015 regarding construction of roads in Uttarakhand which will cause destruction of greenery and trees as it is a soft soil and by construction of roads, hills are likely to slide.
