Jindal Power Limited vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)
MR. SHEO KUMAR SINGH, J, DR. AFROZ AHMAD, EM
Jindal Power Limited – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Gopal Jain, Sr. Adv., Ms. Gauri Rasgotra, Adv., Mr. Dinesh Moorjani, Adv., Mr. Priya Shri Sharma, Adv., Mr. Girish Ahuja, Adv., Mr. Manish Kharbanda, Adv., Ms. Ekta Gupta, Adv.
For the Respondents: Ms. Suhasini Sen, Adv., Ms. Masooma Rizvi, Adv., Ms. Surbhi, Adv., Mr. Abhinay Sharma, Adv., Mr. Pooran Chand Roy, Adv., Ms. Parul Khurana, Adv.

Table of Content
1. filing of original application for enforcement of regulations. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. environmental clearances were granted and processes followed for mining operations. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. exemptions sought from certain conditions related to coal washery. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
4. interim orders and legal disputes regarding custodianship. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
5. high court's recognition of control over coal washery. (Para 13 , 14)
6. legal compliance arguments posed by applicant. (Para 15)
7. ongoing operations vs compliance with environmental regulations. (Para 16)
8. impact on environment and public interest concerning coal washing. (Para 17)
9. court's exploration of environmental and operational laws. (Para 18 , 19 , 20)

JUDGMENT

1. This original application has been filed to enforce the order of Government of India, Ministry of Coal, issued under Section 6 of the Coal Mines Special Provision Act, 2015, named as vesting order with its terms and conditions specifically annexure-03/vesting order in light of the EC granted in favour of the project proponent-applicant in the year 2012.

2. Ministry of Coal issued a letter dated 01.07.1998 allotting the subject coal mine to the prio

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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)MR. SHEO KUMAR SINGH, J, DR. AFROZ AHMAD, EMJindal Power Limited – AppellantVersusMinistry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change – Respondent

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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)
MR. SHEO KUMAR SINGH, J, DR. AFROZ AHMAD, EM
Jindal Power Limited – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change – Respondent