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BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH NEW DELHI _______________________________________________
ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. 64/2016 (WZ)
(M.A. No. 01/2021, M.A. No. 02/2021, M.A. No. 03/2021, M.A. No. 04/2021, M.A. No. 05/2021, M.A. No. 06/2021, M.A. No. 08/2021, M.A. No. 11/2021, M.A. No. 12/2021 I.A. No. 31/2021, I.A. No. 33/2021 & I.A. No. 62/2021)
IN THE MATTER OF:
1. Akhil Bhartiya Mengela Samaj Parishad Mengela Samaj Bhawan, At Post Satpati, Ta. Dist. Palghar-401 405 2. Ashok Thakoji Tandel President of the Applicant No. 1, C-209, Sagar Samrat, Causeway Road, Mahim, Mumbai- 400 016
3. Narender Purushram Naik Secretary of the Applicant No. 1 618/D6 Anand Mangal Society Sector No. 6, Charkop, Chandivali, Mumbai-400 067
4. Vaibhav Ashok Vaze President, Youth Wing of the Applicant No. 1 Vasgaon, Vazewadi, Post Varor, Taluka Dahanu, Dist. Palghar-401 503 Applicant(s)
Verses
1. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board Through its Member Secretary, Kalpatru Building, Sion Mumbai
2. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Udyog Sarathi, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri East, Mumbai- 400 093 Marol Industrial Area
3. Tarapur Environment Protection Society Plot no AM-29/Pt, Nr Shivaji Nagar, MIDC Tarapur Dist Thane- 401 506
4. The State of Maharashtra Through its Principal Secretary, Environment Department, Mantralaya, Madam Kama Road, Nariman Point, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400 032
5. The Union of India Through the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Paryavaran Bhavan, Lodi Road, New Delhi
6. Central Pollution Control Board Parivesh Bhavan CBD-cum-Office Complex East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110 032
7. Fisheries Department Through the Commissioner of Fisheries Department, Taraporvala Aquarium, Netaji Subhash Marg Charni Road, Mumbai- 400 002
8. JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd.
JSW Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai-400 051 Respondent(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s):
Ms. Gayatri Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. Meenaz Kakalia, Advocate Applicant in IAs: Mr. Vinod Khera, Advocate in IAs 31/2021, 62/2021 &
77/2021 Counsel for Respondent(s):
Mr. Atmaram N.S. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate with Mr. Devashish Bharuka and Mr. Raghunath Mahabal, Advocates for TIMA (Respondent No. 9)
Mr. Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate with Mr. Amit Agashe, Advocate for TEPS (Respondent No. 3)
Mr. Rahul Garg, Advocate for MoEF&CC Mr. Aman Bhalla, Advocate for CPCB Mr. Mukesh Verma, Advocate for MPCB PRESENT:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BRIJESH SETHI, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. NAGIN NANDA, EXPERT MEMBER Reserved on: 30th September, 2021 Pronounced and uploaded on: 24th January, 2022
JUDGMENT
BY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER SYNOPSIS
1. Pleadings Para Page no no a) Reply dated 30.06.2016 by MPCB 16-29 15-24 b) Reply dated 01.07.2016 by CPCB 30-31 24-25 c) Affidavit dated 30.06.2021 32-33 25-26 d) Reply dated 26.07.2016 by MIDC 34-45 26-33 e) Reply dated 11.08.2016 by TEPS 46-49 33-40 f) Reply dated 29.10.2016 by MPCB 50-53 40-45 g) Affidavit dated 05.12.2016 by MPCB 54-60 45-48 h) Affidavit dated 05.12.2016 by TEPS 61-65 48-52 i) Affidavit dated 16.12.2016 by MIDC in reply to MA 352/2016 66 52-53 j) Affidavit dated 16.12.2016 by MIDC in reply to MA 400/2016 67 53-54 k) Affidavit dated 14.02.2017 by MPCB 68-72 54-57 l) Affidavit dated 10.04.2017 by TIMA 73-77 57-60 m) Affidavit dated 04.05.2017 by MPCB 78-80 60-61 n) Rejoinder dated 30.05.2017 to Affidavit dated 04.05.2017 81 61-62 o) Affidavit dated 30.05.2017 by TIMA 82-83 62-66 p) Affidavit dated 30.05.2017 by TEPS 84-87 66-70 q) Affidavit dated 21.07.2017 by MIDC 88 70 r) Affidavit dated 31.07.2017 by TEPS 89-90 70-72 s) Written Submission dated 07.12.2017 by applicant 91-98 72-77 t) Additional Affidavit dated 30.08.2019 by MPCB 99 78-80 u) Rejoinder Affidavit dated 03.09.2016 120-123 88-94 v) Application dated 01.07.2020 by applicant 124 94 w) IA 93/2020 of R-3 & 9 157 113-114 x) Application dated 27.08.2020 by Maharashtra Organic Metalic Catalyst 158-161 114-119
2. Orders of NGT-during proceedigs 100-115 80-85
3. Disposed of OA orders 162-163 119-122
4. Committee Reports dated a) 02.01.2020 116-119 85-88 b) 18.06.2020 125-147 94-105 c) 27.07.2020 148-156 105-113 d) 11.01.2021 by CPCB 168-169 143-149
5. Pleadings brought on record after Supreme Court’s order dated 14.12.2020 a) MA 1/2021 by TEPS 164 122-123 b) MA 2/2021 by TIMA 165-167 123-143 c) Affidavit dated 04.01.2021 by TEPS 170-171 149-151 d) Response dated 18.02.2021 by applicant 172 151-158 e) Affidavit dated 18.03.2021 by TEPS 173-175 158-159 f) Affidavit dated 22.03.2021 by TIMA 176-177 159-163 g) IA 31/2021 by Ankit Petroproducts Ltd. 178 163-164 h) Affidavit dated 01.04.2021 by TEPS 179 164-165 i) MA 12/2021 180 165 j) Committee reply dt. 15.4.2021/3.5.2021 to report dated 19.06.2020 181 165 k) Response/revised report dated 12.08.2021 by Committee 182 166-174 l) Additional Affidavit dated 01.09.2021 by TIMA 183 174-175 m) Additional Affidavit dated 01.09.2021 by TEPS 184 175 n) MA 3/2021 & 4/2021 809-811 522-523 o) MA 5/2021 & 6/2021 812 523 p) MA 8/2021 813 523-524
6. Issue 1 185-190 175-179 7. Issue 2 191-505 179-418 8. Objections by individual industries 506-808 418-522 9. Offence under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 822-847 530-540 10. Operative Part 849-852 541-549
1. Raising grievance of discharge of untreated effluents into Arabian Sea at Navapur, and into creeks and nallas in the vicinity, in flagrant violations of provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as ‘EP Act, 1986’), Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Water Act, 1974’) and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Air Act, 1981’), by industries established in the industrial area, set up by Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ‘MIDC’) at Tarapur, present application has been filed by four applicants namely; Akhil Bhartiya Mangela Samaj, Ashok Thakoji Tandel, Narendra Parushram Naik and Vaibhav Ashok Vaze under Sections 14, 15, 17, 18 (1) and 20 of National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as ‘NGT Act, 2010’). Applicants have impleaded, besides statutory bodies namely; Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (respondent 1) (hereinafter referred to as ‘MPCB’), MIDC (respondent 2), State of Maharashtra through Principal Secretary , Environment Department (respondent 4) (hereinafter referred to as ‘State Government’), Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, (respondent 5) (hereinafter referre
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