Yanati Srinivasulu Reddy vs Chief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 2174

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapat, Expert Member
Yanati Srinivasulu Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Chief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates:
For Applicant(s): M/s. Rayasam N. Suneetha
For Respondent(s): Mrs. Madhuri Donti Reddy for R1, R5 to R7, Ms. N. Nathami for R3, Mr. A.R. Sakthivel for R4, Mr. Mohan, Sr. Adv. For M/s. King & Partridge and Mr. Kumaresan for R8, Mr. Satish Parasaran, Sr. Adv. a/w. Mr. Kapil Arora, Juvraj Singh Bundra and Mr. Gautam S Raman for R9/I.A. No.16 of 2023

Table of Content
1. alleged pollution damages from thermal plants' fly ash and effluents. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
2. joint committee confirms non-compliances and assesses environmental compensation. (Para 17 , 18 , 19)
3. appcb notices and subsequent compliances by plants noted. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23)
4. no crop loss compensation due to lack of evidence. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)
5. violations detailed; opportunity needed before ec imposition. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40)
6. directions for show cause, ec recovery, coal usage probe. (Para 41 , 42)

JUDGEMENT

Delivered by Sm. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member.

1. The above application is filed by the applicants, who are the residents of Nelaturu Village, Muthukur Mandal, Nellore District, seeking compensation for the pollution caused by Respondents No.8 & 9 viz., Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Plant and Thermal Powertech Corporation India Limited (TPCIL) respectively.

2. It is alleged in the application that the thermal power plants near the lands of Nelaturu and Pynapuram Villages were related to Krishnapatnam Port which is running un

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 2174

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapat, Expert MemberYanati Srinivasulu Reddy – AppellantVersusChief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapat, Expert Member
Yanati Srinivasulu Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Chief Secretary Govt. of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent