Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Praveen Kakar & Others Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 04/07/2022.

Three applicants (Praveen Kakar, J C Kalra and D K Pant) filed an application before the NGT regarding M/s. Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd. alleged encroachment and sale of a substantial part of land - comprising about 45% of the construction project, meant for parks and roads in Sushant Lok, Phase I, Gurgaon. This was in violation of  environmental laws, causing degradation to the environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/07/2022.

The applicant has filed the present application seeking setting aside/quashing of the impugned Environmental Clearance, March 31, 2018 issued in respect of sand ghat/ mine located at khand No. 11/15 and 11/16 at village Diya Upahar, tehsil, Manjhanpur, district Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh for an area measuring 24.28 hectares.

Submissions on behalf of the applicant (Vineet Sinha) to the joint inspection report, February 19, 2022 submitted by the UPPCB, CPCB and SEIAA and report dated May 2, 2022 submitted by NOIDA. The matter related to the complaint that Express Builders and Promoters Private Limited does not possess a prior Environment Clearance as mandated under Clause 2 of EIA Notification, 2006 and the entire housing project 'Express Zenith, Plot No. GH-02A, Sector-77, Noida has been constructed and developed without an Environment Clearance.

Reply by the Jammu & Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority in the matter of Raja Muzaffar Bhat Vs Jammu & Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others, 26/06/2022.

Final report of the Joint Committee in the matter of Mangesh Mahadev Parab Vs M/s New Monarch Builders and Contractors & Others (Original Application No. 56/2019 - Western Zone Bench).

The report was in compliance to the NGT order, November 15, 2021. The matter related to New Monarch Builders carrying out the construction of Sagbaug Snehsagar SRA CHS of CTS No. 706,706 (1 to 22) of village Marol, Andheri (East), Mumbai without obtaining environmental clearance.

Counter affidavit filed by the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas & Others. Rathi Special Steels Ltd. had filed an application in the NGT "challenging" the order, May 5, 2022 - by which the steel rolling unit of the appellant in RIICO Industrial Area, Kurukshetra, tehsil Tijara, district Alwar, Rajasthan was directed to close down.

Report filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) containing revised directions issued by the Central Pollution Control Board in OA No. 661 of 2018 (Praveen Kakkar Vs MoEF&CC & Others).

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of P. Sundaravathanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2022.

The matter related to grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) in favour of M/s. NLC India Limited for their second expansion of the thermal power plant having a capacity of 2 x 660 MW Super Critical Lignite-based Plant by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The appellant has alleged that there was no proper environmental impact assessment conducted as well as no cumulative impact assessment was conducted for this project.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of University of Delhi Vs Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 31/05/2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Seema Chauhan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 30/05/2022.

Grievance in the application is that 382 hectares of land is being removed for diamond mining in Bundelkhand, district Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh, as against the requirement of 65 hectares land.