NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
M.GOBINEELAN SON OF P.P.MANI – Appellant
Versus
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU – Respondent
ORDER
1. Prayers in this application are as follows:-
“A.) Directing the 3rd respondent to forbear all municipalities, town and village panchayaths from using toxic or chemical substances in destroying mosquitoes and weeds and thus render justice, B.) Directing the respondent No.5 to regulate the registered pesticides under Insecticides Act and to make byelaws in accordance with section.7 of Insecticides Act and thus render justice, C.) Directing the respondents to prohibit the sale of un registered pesticides and also sales of banned pesticides and thus render justice, D.) Forbearing the 9th respondent from producing, selling of poison treated seeds to the farmers and thus render justice, E.) Forbearing the 10th respondent from using pesticides and other substances on their godowns and thus render justice, F.) Directing the respondents to constitute a mechanism for monitoring conventional farmers and redressing grievance of public and organic farmers and thus render justice.”
2. Case of the applicant is that there is unregulated use of pesticides and other toxic substances in agricultural operations such as chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides have serious advers













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