Kiran Chettri vs State of West Bengal - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3427

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3427

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
Kiran Chettri – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Applicant(s): None
For the Respondent(s): Sudip Kumar Dutta|Dibyendra Narayan Ray|Dipanjan Ghosh

Table of Content
1. applicants oppose waste plant in residential area. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. site violates solid waste rules siting criteria. (Para 5 , 6)
3. prior high court directed project implementation. (Para 7)
4. rule 19 outlines state duties for facilities. (Para 8 , 9)
5. respondents claim eco-friendly processing without landfill. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
6. wbpcb inspection notes non-landfill processing. (Para 14)
7. court reviews affidavits and hears arguments. (Para 15 , 16 , 17)
8. rules define facility including processing sites. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22)
9. processing integral to landfill siting criteria. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27)
10. suitability foundational for waste facilities. (Para 28 , 29 , 30)
11. site <200m from habitation violates rules. (Para 31 , 32)
12. restrain construction; remove existing facility. (Para 33)
13. dm ensures compliance; oa disposed. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37)

ORDER

1. The Applicants in the present Original Application are stated to be the residents of Kalamjote, P.O.-Sushruta Nagar, P.S.-Matigara, District-Darjeeling and are seeking a direction to the Respondents not to proceed with the establishment of Solid and Liquid Waste Management and Pro