Balwinder Kaur vs STATE OF PUNJAB - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 4159

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 4159

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 environmental compensation. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
4. respondents deny liability, cite contracts and compliance. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
5. parties argue over responsibility for violations. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22)
6. confirmed violations of ec, cte, cto, mining permits. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)
7. nhai holds principal responsibility for highway development. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50)
8. principal liable for sub-agents' environmental violations. (Para 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58)
9. impose ec, obtain consents, remediate environment. (Para 59 , 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 ‘N

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 4159

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