Satrughan Meher vs State of Odisha - 2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 4801

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 4801

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 Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Sankar Prasad Pani, Advocate
For the Respondents: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. illegal morrum extraction for railway project alleged. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. eia exemptions challenged; sop for earth borrowing required. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. joint committee confirms illegal excavation without ec. (Para 10 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19)
4. responses deny violations; project awarded to jv. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27)
5. railway projects claim ec exemption under railways act. (Para 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34)
6. evidence confirms unauthorized extraction and penalties paid. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
7. section 11 railways act inapplicable to contractors. (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47)
8. contractors must obtain statutory clearances independently. (Para 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54)
9. agent-principal relationship does not exempt violations. (Para 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59)
10. blanket ec exemptions for earth extraction struck down. (Para 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)