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2017 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 8

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
Mr. Swatanter Kumar, CJ, Mr. Raghuvendra S. Rathore, J, Mr. Bikram Singh Sajwan, ACJ
Court on Its Own Motion – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Ritwick Dutta, Mr. Mandeep Singh Vinaik
For the Respondents: Mr. Aditya Dhawan, Ms. Kiran Dhawan, Mr. Shrawan Dogra, A.G, Mr. D.K Thakur DAG, Mrs. Seema Sharma, DAG, Mr. Harish Khanna

Table of Content
1. unauthorized cutting of trees on private land. (Para 1 , 3 , 4)
2. investigation details and initial judgments on tree felling. (Para 5 , 6 , 10 , 12)
3. costs and recommendations for reforestation. (Para 8 , 19 , 20 , 21)
4. liabilities and permissions required for land transactions. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 32)
5. interpretations around negligence and responsibility. (Para 101 , 102 , 120)
6. findings and decisions on environmental compensation. (Para 119 , 124 , 146)
7. conclusion of the original applications. (Para 154 , 155)

JUDGEMENT

PRESENT: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar (Chairperson) Hon’ble Mr.Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore (Judicial Member) Hon’ble Mr. Bikram Singh Sajwan (Expert Member) Reserved on: 31 st January, 2017 Pronounced on: 1 st August, 2017

1. Whether the judgment is allowed to be published on the net?

2. Whether the judgment is allowed to be published in the NGT Reporter?

RAGHUVENDRA S. RATHORE, J (JUDICIAL MEMBER)

1. While sitting in Circuit Bench at Shimla, the Tribunal came across a newspaper report published by The Tribune on 20.11.2014 that 200 trees have been cut near Tara Devi Temple. The trees were of Deodar and Oak and were

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