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2025 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 640

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson, Sudhir Agarwal, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Tyagi, Judicial Member, Afroz Ahmad, Expert Member
NEWS ITEM IN INDIA TODAY DATED 14.06.2023 TITLED "2 MINORS AMONG 4 KILLED AS EXPLOSION ROCKS ILLEGAL FIRECRACKER GODOWN IN UP OWNERS HELD" VS


For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sou Motu.
For the Respondents:Ms. Priyanka Swami, Advocate for District Magistrate, Sambhal
Mr. Gi. Gi. George, Advocate for Director of Explosives
Mr. Bhupendra Pratap Singh and Mr. Anurag Kumar, Advocates for UPPCB (Through VC)

Table of Content
1. suo motu cognizance of illegal firecracker explosion incident. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 15)
2. reports confirm illegal unlicensed firecracker storage. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 13)
3. inadequate initial compensation; state and violator liable. (Para 7 , 8 , 11 , 16 , 18 , 57 , 58 , 60)
4. absolute liability for hazardous activities without exceptions. (Para 17 , 19 , 20 , 31)
5. regulatory framework governs hazardous chemicals and explosives. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
6. state liable for fundamental right violations to environment. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
7. disaster management act covers man-made fire incidents. (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 52)
8. ngt jurisdiction for environmental compensation and relief. (Para 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48)
9. enhanced death compensation at rs.20 lakhs per victim. (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 55 , 59 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 65)
10. injury compensation scaled by burns severity and hospitalization. (Para 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77)
11. house damage compensation regardless of percentage threshold. (Para 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85)
12. preventive mechanisms against illegal haz

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