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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, CJ, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, J, Justice Brijesh Sethi, J, Dr. Nagin Nanda, EM
Reliance Infrastructure Limited – Appellant
Versus
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Ors. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. environmental harm due to construction requires accountability. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. regulatory measures and compliance issues discussed. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. the application dismissed for lack of maintainability. (Para 5) |
| 4. applications for compensation must be maintained by actual victims. (Para 6) |
ORDER
1. Prayer in this application is to quash order dated 20.03.2021 passed by Respondent No. 1 Taj Trapezium Zone (Prevention and Control) Authority, constituted under Section 3 (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 . By the said order, NHAI has been required to pay compensation of Rs. 6,84,37,500/- for damage to the environment in the course of construction of a stretch of Delhi-Agra section of NH-2 from Km. 20+500 to 200+00 (Length - Km. 179+500) in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
2. According to the impugned order, decision was taken on 10.06.2019 to recover the said amount of compensation from the NHAI in the light of the joint report of the CPCB and State PCB about violation of environmental norms during the widening of Agra - Mathura Highway. NHAI failed to make the said deposit inspite of the reminder vide letter dated 14.09.2020. Now, by impugned letter, the Distri
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