Green Tribunal’s powers to deal with wildlife cases challenged
It demands the iron ore miner’s right to mine in land that MoEF says is a tiger corridor
The National Green Tribunal’s powers to take up cases about wildlife have been challenged. The question of the tribunal’s jurisdiction has cropped up in a petition filed by an iron ore miner in Kohlapur, Maharashtra, asking for renewing his right to mine in a piece of land the government has said is a tiger corridor.
Publication Date:
19/12/2013