JUDGMENT :

Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.

This judgment has been divided into the following sections to facilitate analysis:

A The Appeal

1 These appeals under Section 22 of the National Green Tribunal Act¹[“NGT Act”] arise from judgments dated 10 March 2021 and 29 July 2021 of the National Green Tribunal²[“NGT”]. By its judgment dated 10 March 2021, the NGT, on the basis of a report³[“Expert Committee Report”] dated 8 December 2020 submitted by an Expert Committee, allowed an original application⁴[Original Application No 312 of 2016] filed by the first respondent, which challenged the Zonal Master Plan 2030⁵[“ZMP 2030”] prepared by the State of Rajasthan, for the Mount Abu Eco-sensitive Zone⁶[“ESZ”]. The report of the Expert Committee had, inter alia, declared land owned by the appellant to be unfit for constructio