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2025 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 1345

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA, J, Dr. SATYAGOPAL KORLAPATI, ACJ
K. Mohan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
The Member Secretary State Environment Impact Assessment Authority – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: M/s. Sarvabhauman Associates Mr. K. Venkata Subban & Mr. S. Mukunth
For the Respondents: Mr. S. Sai Sathya Jith for R1 & R6, Dr. D. Shanmuganathan for R2 to R4, M/s. M.N. Balakrishnan, R. Kannan & Md. Yaqoobkafeel for R5
Mr. S. Prasanna, Mr. C. Sankar and Mr. P. Velumaniyan for R5
M/s. KNS Law Chambers, Kaushik N Sharma, J. Jeya Sabare Eswaran, E.M. Sachin & T. Kiran Rani for R4
M/s. N. Ponraj & C. Prabhu for R5

Table of Content
1. environmental violations by quarry operators. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. applications brought to tribunal for relief. (Para 4 , 5)
3. respondents deny allegations of environmental violations. (Para 6)
4. authority reports document non-compliance. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
5. environmental penalties imposed for non-compliance. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
6. recommendations to mitigate environmental impacts. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
7. directions for compliance and potential penalties. (Para 17 , 18)
8. case disposal and stipulations for future compliance. (Para 19 , 20)

COMMON JUDGEMENT

Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member

1. The above-captioned Original Applications [O.A. Nos.113 to 118 of 2022 (SZ)] are filed by separate individuals said to have been affected by quarrying and mining activities undertaken by private parties in violation of environmental regulations and the conditions imposed in the clearances/ permissions/ approvals granted.

2. Since the quarry lands are situated in Coimbatore district and all cases were filed by the same counsel, the matters were heard together.

3. The key averments from each Original Application are summarized as follows:-

O.A. No.113 o

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