It has also referred to UP government's affidavit and contended that only two of the 35 distilleries had requisite license while the others were manufacturing ethanol illegally.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ngt-contempt-notice-against-govt-over-ethanol-production
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-lucknow
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethanol
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-chemical-rules-1989
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-green-trbunal-ngt
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sugar-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment