Item No. 5A Court No. 1 BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI Original Application No. 174/2022 (IA No. 880/2023 & IA No. 08/2024)

Dharmendra Kumar Singh Applicant Versus Union of India & Ors. Respondent(s)

Date of hearing: 14.02.2024 Date of uploading: 04.04.2024 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, CHAIRPERSON HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER Applicant: Mr. Gaurav Kumar Bansal & Ms. Nandita Bansal, Advs.

Respondent: Mr. Daleep Dhyani, Adv. for UPPCB (Through VC)

Mr. Balendu Shekhar & Ms. Tanisha Samanta, Advs. for CPCB (Through VC)

Mr. Utkarsh Singh, Mr. Rajat Singh, Ms. Nikitavir & Mr. Kartik Sharma, Advs. for R - 8 to 10 Mr. Vivek Kumar Tandon & Mr. Darshnik Narang, Advs. for R - 1

ORDER

1. In this Original Application, the applicant has raised the grievance that the Respondent No. 8, M/s. Aakansha Int Bhatta and Respondent No. 9, M/s. Ashok Kumar Sharma Int Bhatta were operating in violation of the norms and in contravention of the Uttar Pradesh Brick Kilns (Siting Criteria for Establishment) Rules, 2012. During the pendency of this OA, a plea was raised that Respondent No. 9, M/s. Ashok K