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 Tribunal on trial [1]

It has been four years since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act was passed by Parliament for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests, and also for giving compensation to the victims of environmental damage. In three-and-a-half years of its existence, NGT has received accolades and appreciation, but has also been criticised for exceeding its jurisdiction and giving "non-technical" judgements. Amid rumours of a likely amendment in the NGT Act by the Union Ministry of Environment,Forests and Climate Change to "clip its wings", it has become important to review NGT's performance.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2014
Yukti Choudhary [2]
Down to Earth [3]
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National Green Tribunal (NGT) [4], Court [5], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [6], India [7], Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) [8], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [9], Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) [10], Environment Clearance (EC) [11]
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