RIDHIMA PANDEY vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3399

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3399

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
SUDHIR AGARWAL, Judicial Member, AFROZ AHMAD, Expert Member
RIDHIMA PANDEY – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – Respondent

For the Appellants/Petitioners: None
For the Respondents:Mr. Nikhil Rohatgi and Ms. Anjali Rajput, Advocates for respondents no. 1 and 3, Mr. Mukesh Verma and Ms. Vatsala Tripathi, Advocates for UKPCB (through VC), Mr. C. B. Singh, Advocate for Respondent No. 6 alongwith Mr. Tarun Pant, Project Proponent (through VC), Mr. Bhanwar Pal Singh Jadon and Mr. Harsh Vardhan Singh Rajawat, Advocates for Police Commissioner, G.B. Nagar, U.P. with Ms. Laxmi Singh, Commissioner of Police (through VC)

Table of Content
1. mining permissions granted in esz and reserve forest under dm act. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. misuse of dm act for commercial mining harms wildlife habitat. (Para 6 , 7)
3. joint committee confirms no mining in esz, recommends against permissions. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
4. dredging exempt from ec for disaster management, not commercial mining. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21)
5. high court prohibits commercial mineral removal in esz dredging. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27)
6. permits lapsed without activity; sop amended post-high court order. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33)
7. respondent 6 conducted illegal mining despite permit expiry claims. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37)
8. officials accountable for illegal esz permissions; no dredging occurred. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44)
9. respondent 6's activities constitute illegal mining requiring ec. (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49)
10. impose environmental compensation @10% sale price for illegal mining. (Para 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56)

JUDGMENT

BY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

1. This Original Application (hereinafter referred to as ‘OA’) was registered by Tribunal und

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3399

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)SUDHIR AGARWAL, Judicial Member, AFROZ AHMAD, Expert MemberRIDHIMA PANDEY – AppellantVersusSTATE OF UTTARAKHAND – Respondent

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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
SUDHIR AGARWAL, Judicial Member, AFROZ AHMAD, Expert Member
RIDHIMA PANDEY – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – Respondent