Satrughan Meher vs State of Odisha - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3015

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3015

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
Satrughan Meher – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Sankar Prasad Pani, Advocate
For the Respondents:Mr. Satyabrata Mohanty, AGA for R-1, 2, 5 to 7, Mr. Dipanjan Ghosh, Advocate for R-3, Mr. Apurba Ghosh, Advocate for R-4, Ms. Rashhmi Singhee, Advocate for R-8, Mr. Ashok Prasad, Advocate for R-10, Mr. Ankur Upadhyay, Advocate for R-9 & 11

Table of Content
1. alleged illegal morrum extraction for railway project. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. eia exemptions and sop for ordinary earth borrowing. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. joint committee findings confirm illegal extraction. (Para 10 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19)
4. affidavits detail project contracts and penalties. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27)
5. project proponent claims railway exemption. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34)
6. court reviews evidence of violations. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
7. railways act section 11 inapplicable to contractors. (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47)
8. contractors require independent environmental clearances. (Para 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54)
9. agent-principal does not exempt unlawful acts. (Para 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59)
10. supreme court strikes blanket eia exemptions. (Para 60 , 61 , 62)
11. compensation recomputed from contract date. (Para 63 , 64 , 65)
12. direct recomputation of environmental compensation. (Para 66 , 67 , 68)

JUDGMENT

PRESENT:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR (JUDICIAL MEMBER)

HON’BLE Dr. ARUN KUMAR VERMA (EXPERT MEMBER)

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3015

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert MemberSatrughan Meher – AppellantVersusState of Odisha – Respondent

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
Satrughan Meher – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent