NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, JM, Arun Kumar Verma, EM
Subhas Datta – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change – Respondent
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| 1. allegations of environmental degradation and conversion of the garden into a park. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. court findings on garden management and restoration efforts. (Para 17 , 18 , 22 , 23) |
| 3. dismissal of the application based on appreciation of facts. (Para 45) |
ORDER
1. Heard Mr. Subhas Datta, the Applicant, appearing in person, as well as Mr. Dibyendra Narayan Ray, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) assisted by Mr. Sourav Haldar, learned Counsel (in Virtual Mode) for the Respondent Nos.1,3&4, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Mr. Rajib Ray, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) for Respondent Nos.2&5, State Respondents, Government of West Bengal, and Mr. Sibojyoti Chakraborty, learned Counsel appearing for Respondent No.6, West Bengal Pollution Control Board.
(Final order of this case will be uploaded in the NGT website by separate sheets of paper)
ORDER
1. The Applicant, who is appearing in person, has filed the present Original Application, alleging that the historic and heritage Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, is being converted into a ‘Park’ and the green cover oxygen hotspot of the Calcutta city is thereby reducing very f
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