ORDER

Judgment pronounced through Video Conference. The original application is disposed of with directions vide separate Judgment. Pending interlocutory application, if any, shall stands disposed of.

Justice K. Ramakrishnan, J.M. Dr. Satyagopal Korlapati, E.M.

O.A. No. 70/2020(SZ)

28.09.2022. Sr.

Item No.6: Court No: 1 BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL SOUTHERN ZONE, CHENNAI Original Application No.70 of 2020 (SZ)

(Through Video Conference) IN THE MATTER OF Tribunal on its own motion SUO MOTU based on the News Item in The New Indian Express, Chennai edition Dated 16.05.2020, “Ammonia leak from Madras Fertilizers Limited Worries residents in Chennai‟s Manali.”

And

1. Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi – 110 003.

2. The Chief Secretary to Govt. of Tamil Nadu Govt. Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 009.

3. The Secretary to Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Department of Environment, Govt. Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 009.

4. The Principal Secretary to Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Industries Department, Govt. Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu