Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Thomas Nongtdu & Others. Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 21/07/2016 regarding illegal coal mining, Meghalaya. Counsel appearing for the State of Meghalaya has filed a Status Report which mentions that there is 30,12,309 metric ton of coal lying in open for which the royalty has not been obtained.

Tribunal directs the State of Meghalaya to file an affidavit placing the complete methodology on record as to how they propose to deal with the disposal of the coal vested in the State.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/07/2016 regarding deregistration of the diesel
vehicles more than 15 years old in Delhi/NCR.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of C. Yattiraju & Others Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 18/06/2016 regarding indiscriminate felling of trees in Hassan District, State of Karnataka.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Ankur Khusal Construction LLP Vs. Union of India & Others dated 18/07/2016 regarding illegal constructions by builders, Tamil Nadu. Application disposed off. Applicant shall payy 5% of the project cost to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The Applicant will not carry on any construction thereof till further order of the Tribunal.

Related Orders

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo Motu Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Uttarakhand & Others dated 12/07/2016 regarding pollution of river Kausi and Ganga.

NGT directs counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand and Pay Jal Nigam to state all steps for preventing pollution of river Kausi and Ganga.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Pal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/07/2016 regarding indiscriminate dumping of Municipal Solid Waste and its continuous burning in various parks, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Tribunal issues show cause notice to Secretary, Ghaziabad Development Authority, District Magistrate, Ghaziabad and Additional Municipal Commissioner, Ghaziabad.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amandeep Aggarwal Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 08/07/2016 regarding cutting of trees in the State of Punjab at various road widening projects and canal banks. NGT directs the counsel appearing for the State of Punjab to state before the Tribunal on when were the trees along Bist Doaba canal planted and by whom and also weather State has issued notification declaring road/ canal side plantation as forest.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Kumar Vs. MoEF & Others dated 06/07/2016 regarding illegal mining in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Tribunal directs the Committee consisting of Director Mines, State of Uttarakhand, Member Secretary, Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board and District Magistrate, Haridwar to hear the Applicant (Sandeep Kumar) and asked the committee will determine the environmental compensation payable for illegal mining as well as on account of environmental degradation.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Others dated 06/07/2016 regarding pollution of water bodies in Gorakhpur due to indiscriminate waste disposal. CEO, Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority has been directed to file personal affidavit giving complete and comprehensive details of the industries which are located and operating under the industrial estate. The Tribunal was also informed that some of the units have been asked to become Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) unit.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akash Vashishtha Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/07/2016 regarding concretisation preventing ground water replenishment in the National Capital Region.