Item No.2 (Court No. 2)

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI.

(Through Physical Hearing with Hybrid VC Option)

Original Application No.262/2022 (I.A. N0 194/2022)

Sanjay Sharma ...Applicant Versus Union of India & Ors ...Respondents Date of hearing: 07.05.2024 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. AFROZ AHMAD, EXPERT MEMBER Applicant: Ms. Gayatri Dahiya, Advocate proxy counsel for counsel for the Applicant.

Respondents: Mr. Rahul Pratap, Advocate for respondent no. 1-MoEF & CC.

Mr. Gi.Gi. C. George, Advocate for respondents no. 2 and 3 (through VC).

Mr. Pradeep Misra, Advocate for respondents no. 4 and

7 (through VC).

None for respondents no. 5, 6 and 8.

Application under Sections 14 and 15 (b) and (c) read with Section 18 (1) and (2) of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.

ORDER

1. The applicant, a journalist with an illustrious profile filed the present application seeking urgent intervention and directions from this Hon’ble Tribunal for the protection of environment and ecology in the following terms as prayed for:-

“ i) Direct the Respondents to ensure that proper Covid-19 protocol is followed for the disposal of the Covid-19 imp