Yanati Srinivasulu Reddy vs Chief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 476

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert Member
Yanati Srinivasulu Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Chief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates:
For Applicant(s): M/s. Rayasam N. Suneetha
For Respondent(s): Mrs. Madhuri Donti Reddy for R1, R5 to R7, Ms. N. Nathami for R3, Mr. A.R. Sakthivel for R4, Mr. Mohan, Sr. Adv. For M/s. King & Partridge and Mr. Kumaresan for R8, Mr. Satish Parasaran, Sr. Adv. a/w. Mr. Kapil Arora, Juvraj Singh Bundra and Mr. Gautam S Raman for R9/I.A. No.16 of 2023

Table of Content
1. thermal plants cause fly ash pollution and land degradation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 12 , 13)
2. non-implementation of environmental management plans. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
3. claim for compensation due to pollution damages. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
4. joint committee identifies non-compliances and suggests mitigations. (Para 18 , 19)
5. regulatory actions and compliance status post-inspection. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24)
6. applicants accept report; no crop yield loss found. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
7. environmental violations warrant compensation assessment. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38)
8. examine retrospective coal usage notification applicability. (Para 40)
9. direct show cause for ec and coal compliance. (Para 41)

JUDGEMENT

Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member.

1. The above application is filed by the applicants, who are the residents of Nelaturu Village, Muthukur Mandal, Nellore District, seeking compensation for the pollution caused by Respondents No.8 & 9 viz., Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Plant and Thermal Powertech Corporation India Limited (TPCIL) respectively.

2. It is alleged in the application that the t

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 476

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert MemberYanati Srinivasulu Reddy – AppellantVersusChief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert Member
Yanati Srinivasulu Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Chief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent