Ridhima Pandey vs State of Uttarakhand - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3882

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3882

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. illegal mining permissions granted in esz and reserve forest under dm act pretext. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. mining in wildlife habitats violates fc act and ep act. (Para 6 , 7)
3. joint committee confirms no mining occurred; area in esz and elephant corridor. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
4. dredging exempt from ec under eia for disaster management. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23)
5. high court prohibits commercial mining under dredging guise in esz. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
6. permits lapsed without activity; sop amended to prevent illegal mining. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35)
7. illegal permissions in esz warrant accountability; no dredging by private agency. (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44)
8. respondent 6's activities constitute illegal mining requiring ec. (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49)
9. polluter pays 10% sale price compensation for illegal mining remediation. (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 under Sections 14 and 15 of National Green Tribunal Act, 2

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3882

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)Sudhir Agarwal, Judicial Member, Afroz Ahmad, Expert MemberRidhima Pandey – AppellantVersusState of Uttarakhand – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
Sudhir Agarwal, Judicial Member, Afroz Ahmad, Expert Member
Ridhima Pandey – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent