Satrughan Meher vs State of Odisha - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3407

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3407

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 Applicant(s):Mr. Sankar Prasad Pani, Advocate
For the Respondent(s):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 , 6)
2. eia exemption requires sop compliance for earth borrowing. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
3. joint committee confirms illegal extraction without ec. (Para 10 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19)
4. no ec issued; compensation computed for violations. (Para 20 , 21 , 22)
5. project awarded to jv; excavation admitted post-2022. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27)
6. railways exempt from epa; contractors require clearances. (Para 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34)
7. joint reports quantify extraction and penalties paid. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
8. section 11 railways act does not exempt contractors. (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45)
9. contractors must obtain statutory ec independently. (Para 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54)
10. blanket ec exemptions struck down; full eia applies. (Para 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62)
11. recompute ec from contract date on admitted quantity. (Para 63 , 64 , 65 , 66)
12. application disposed; no costs ordered. (Para 67 , 68)