BALWINDER KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3984

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3984

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
SUDHIR AGARWAL, Judicial Member, AFROZ AHMAD, Expert Member
BALWINDER KAUR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB – Respondent

For the Appellants/Petitioners: Applicant in Person (through VC)
For the Respondents:Mr. Sandeep Bajaj, AAG with Mr. Mayank Biyani Advocates for State of Punjab (through VC), Mr. Ankit Siwach, Advocate for PPCB (through VC), Mr. Tarun Dua, Ms. Madhu Sweta, Mr. Yash Kapoor and Ms. Astha Dhawan, Advocates for Respondent No. 3 – NHAI, Mr. Ayush Acharjee, Advocate for Respondent No. 4

Table of Content
1. suo-moto registration on tree felling risk complaint. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. joint committee confirms excess mining violations. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. pspcb revokes ctos, imposes compensation. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
4. respondents deny forest damage, shift liability. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
5. framing issues on environmental violations. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23)
6. confirmed violations of ec, cte, cto requirements. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33)
7. nhai's prime responsibility for nh development. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44)
8. nhai empowered to contract, oversee functions. (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52)
9. principal liable for sub-agents' environmental violations. (Para 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59)
10. impose ec on nhai, mandate compliances. (Para 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67)

JUDGMENT

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

1. On a letter petition dated 06.08.2023 received from Balwinder Kaur, this Original Application (hereinafter referred to as ‘OA’) was registered under Sections 14 and 15 of National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as ‘NGT

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 3984

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)SUDHIR AGARWAL, Judicial Member, AFROZ AHMAD, Expert MemberBALWINDER KAUR – AppellantVersusSTATE OF PUNJAB – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
SUDHIR AGARWAL, Judicial Member, AFROZ AHMAD, Expert Member
BALWINDER KAUR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB – Respondent