Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging notification giving Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) jurisdiction for cases from the state of Gujarat.
A division bench of acting chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala also issued notice to the NGT and has scheduled next hearing after a fortnight.
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-d
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-cess-act-1977
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act-1980
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-act-1981
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-act-2002
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat