Environmental Laws
NGT issues notice to Morepen plant in Kasauli over noise pollution
During the proceedings, counsel for the applicant said that a civil suit was also filed against Morepen Ltd before the C...
Consider extending AIIMS' environmental management plan to other govt hospitals: NGT to Centre
While entrusting the responsibility of adopting measures required to reduce air pollution inside the campus to the medic...
NGT seeks response from Centre, states regarding heatwave conditions across country
In an order dated May 25, a bench of NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Afroz Ahmad said acco...
NGT asks PESO to adhere to CPCB guidelines for new petroleum retail outlet in Dehradun
The green body was hearing a petition challenging a letter of intent issued by the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) to ...
NGT asks DPCC to conduct water sample analysis of Kitchner Lake
In an order dated May 21, made available on Wednesday, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert...
NGT fines DUSIB Rs 50,000 for failing to provide details of sewage discharge from JJ clusters
The bench agreed with the DJB’s reply that, in the absence of such foundational infrastructure by DUSIB, the water agenc...
NGT directs UP's environment impact body, Ghaziabad DM to probe illegal mining by pvt company
The green body was hearing a matter in which the petitioner alleged that M/S New Panther Security Guard Services carried...
2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claim
The NHAI submitted its reply against the plea filed in January, claiming that the heavy construction work being undertak...
NGT gives nod to NHAI's Ayodhya Nagar Bypass Project in Madhya Pradesh
The green body was hearing a petition challenging the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) proposal to fell the...
NGT orders 10 trees to be planted for every tree illegally felled by Meerut college
In an order dated May 11, made available on Tuesday, a bench of judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert members Sent...
NGT seeks response from Uttarakhand's forest chief on deputing forest staff for census duty
In an order dated May 13, a bench of judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi, and expert members A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad,...
Milk-pouring ritual in Narmada: NGT seeks response from pollution control boards
Hearing a petition against the Madhya Pradesh government, the tribunal directed authorities to examine whether such reli...
NGT issues notice to Delhi govt, others over encroached forest land in Chattarpur
The green body was hearing a petition seeking issuance of directions for the removal of all illegal constructions and en...
NGT seeks report from Delhi govt over removing encroachments from forest land
The green body was hearing a plea seeking execution of the tribunal's August 2018 order directing the Delhi government a...
Why Rs 22 cr shouldn't be recovered from Nashik civic body for cutting 22 trees during ban, asks NGT
During a hearing on April 28, applicant Manish Baviskar, an environmentalist, told the NGT that 22 trees were cut in Nas...
NGT refuses to interfere with setting up of FCTS in Punjabi Bagh
FCTS is a hydraulic waste-management unit designed to receive, compact, and store segregated municipal solid waste in ur...
NGT forms panel to remediate over-extraction of groundwater, flags non-implementation of norms
The green body was hearing a matter regarding some areas in the Indo-Gangetic basin already crossing the groundwater dep...
Comply with SC order, no events in Delhi parks for more than 10 days a month: NGT
The green body was hearing a case about the alleged illegal installation of swings and commercial mismanagement of a dis...
NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central Himalaya
In an order dated April 24, a bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert ...
NGT issues notice to 6 cricket stadiums over water usage
The green body had asked several cricket stadiums to provide the information to the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA...
NGT flags illegal tree felling for Dwarka sports project; orders remedial, punitive action
The green body, which directed authorities to ascertain the environmental damage and take appropriate punitive and remed...
NGT issues notice to NMCG, others over Yamuna pollution
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert members A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad was hearing a pl...
Bharat Petroleum Fined Rs. 1 Crore for Non-Compliance with Environmental Regulations
National Green Tribunal Upholds CPCB's Order Imposing Environmental Compensation for Delay in Installing Vapour Recovery...
National Green Tribunal Enforces GPS Mandate on Water Tankers in Delhi to Curb Illegal Groundwater Extraction
Tribunal Clarifies GPS Requirement Extends to Both Groundwater and Treated STP Water Tankers...
Non-installation of vapour recovery system: NGT dismisses BPCL's appeal against Rs 1 cr fine
The green body was hearing BPCL's appeal against the imposition of environmental compensation (EC) by the Central Pollut...
NGT directs Uttarakhand to expedite report on carrying capacity of tracks on pilgrimage routes
The bench was hearing an execution application seeking implementation of the tribunal's February 2023 order which direct...
NGT refuses to recall stay on Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
The NGT's eastern zonal bench in Kolkata had granted the stay on a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Bansal, claiming that b...
NGT refuses to recall stay on Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
We are of the considered view that the impugned order (of the Assam government) suffers from patent illegality…," a benc...
GPS also mandatory for tankers carrying STP-treated water in NCT: NGT
On May 28 last year, the tribunal had mandated the use of only GPS-fitted tankers in Delhi, following which a plea was f...
NGT sets up panel to examine 'illegal activities' along river Mahanadi in Odisha
“We also express our displeasure that despite direction given vide order dated 23.04.2025 to the Chief Secretary, Govern...
NGT flags violations by NHAI on protected Delhi pond, seeks restorative measures
The green body was hearing a matter where it had initiated suo motu (on its own) proceedings based on a newspaper report...
NGT stays Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
It has claimed that the order has severely compromised the protection and conservation of forests, and that such a large...
NGT directs fresh representation on concretised trees in Uttarakhand
A bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel was hearing the matter urging deconcr...
NGT asks Haryana Power to explore possibility of dense plantation at ash disposal site
The green body is hearing the matter regarding the disposal of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-based power stations, lying ...
NGT issues notice to Centre, others over environmental concerns in Ghaziabad's city forest
The green body was hearing a plea regarding incessant dumping and burning of wastes in Sai Upwan city forest area, popul...
NGT issues notice to Delhi govt, others over illegal dairy farms on Yamuna floodplain
The green body was hearing a plea seeking execution of the tribunal’s April 2024 directions to the Delhi Development Aut...