BALBIR SANDHU vs UNION OF INDIA - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 2940

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 2940

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, Chairperson, ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, Judicial Member, A. SENTHIL VEL, Expert Member
BALBIR SANDHU – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent

For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Gaurav Kumar Bansal, Ms. Nandita Bansal & Ms. Komal Sharma, Advocates
For the Respondents:Mr. Rahul Khurana, Advocate for Respondents no.3 to 7, Mr. Anshul Mangla, Advocates for Respondents no. 8 and 10, Mr. Saurabh Rajpal & Mr. Vinay Kumar Singh, Advocates for Respondent no. 9, None for Respondents No. 1 and 2

Table of Content
1. applicant challenges mining plan approvals violating dsr. (Para 1 , 2)
2. mining plans exceed dsr mineral capacity and area limits. (Para 4 , 5)
3. joint committee identifies dsr discrepancies; mining restrained. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. respondents defend approvals citing dsr errors and revisions. (Para 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19)
5. tribunal frames issues on limitation, locus, affidavits, violations. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
6. delay condoned; application within limitation. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)
7. applicant has locus standi in environmental public interest. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
8. procedural affidavit irregularities overlooked. (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45)
9. approvals violate dsr, notifications, guidelines. (Para 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54)
10. unregulated mining causes severe riverine ecological damage. (Para 55 , 56 , 57)
11. eia notifications mandate prior ec for minor minerals. (Para 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62)
12. deepak kumar mandates ec for all minor mineral mining. (Para 63 , 64)
13. dsr preparation ensures sustainable mining zones. (Para 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74)
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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 2940

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, Chairperson, ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, Judicial Member, A. SENTHIL VEL, Expert MemberBALBIR SANDHU – AppellantVersusUNION OF INDIA – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, Chairperson, ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, Judicial Member, A. SENTHIL VEL, Expert Member
BALBIR SANDHU – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent