Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anand Arya Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/11/2023.

The matter related to protection of Dhanauri Wetlands in Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar.

NGT directed the state of Uttar Pradesh to place on record a detailed map clearly depicting the water spread area, catchment/zone of influence area of the Dhanauri wetland as mapped in the National Inventory of Wetlands.

Report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tapeshwar Singh Bhati Vs Commissioner, Nagar Nigam (North) Kota and Others dated 25/07/2023.

The matter related to whether a proposed solid waste transfer facility is within the wetland or the 'zone of influence of Ummed Ganj Pakshi Vihar Conservation Reserve wetland. The reserve is situated in the village of Ummedganj within the Ladpura tehsil of Kota district.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M K Balakrishnan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/07/2023.

The matter related to wetlands in India.

The National Green Tribunal set aside the order passed by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) dated June 15, 2022 whereby GCZMA had dismissed the proceedings against Bina Bedi and Gurudeep Singh Bedi which was filed by two residents of Cavelossim village for carrying out illegal construction and illegal filling of eco-sensitive, low-lying khazan lands in Cavelossim village, Salcete taluka.

The NGT directed that the issue of protection of wetlands in Goa be put up before the court, September 5, 2023. The matter was filed before the court in the year 2017.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Faraz Azam Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rashid Noor Khan Vs BMC & Others dated 21/03/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of SK. Mujibar Rehman Vs State of West Bengal dated 16/03/2023.

Report filed by the government of Rajasthan, Department of Environment and Climate Change dated 16/02/2023.

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal, February 15, 2023 in the matter of Dr Abid Ali Khan Vs State of Rajasthan & Others had directed the Chief Secretary, Rajasthan to file a report on the Sambhar festival and its effects, if any, on the ecology.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Abid Ali Khan Vs State of Rajasthan dated 15/02/2023.

Grievance in the application is against proposed Sambhar festival between 17 – 19 February, 2023 at Sambhar Lake near Jaipur. This will involve activities like kite flying, paragliding, motorcycle expedition. According to the applicant such activities will adversely affect migratory birds and natural habitat of the lake which is a Ramsar site, particularly on account of use of loudspeakers.