NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PUNE (WESTERN ZONE BENCH)
Dinesh Kumar Singh, J, Dr. Vijay Kulkarni, EM
Uttam Manohar Mokal – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. joint committee findings on effluent violations and ownership accountability. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 2. reliance on supreme court precedent to lift corporate veil in environmental disputes. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. interim remedies directed for environmental compensation approval and agricultural assessments. (Para 21 , 22) |
ORDER
1. We are passing this order in continuation to the earlier orders dated 14.11.2024, 20.01.2025, 07.03.2025 and 16.06.2025.
2. Today, learned counsel for the applicant has filed rejoinder affidavit dated 14.07.2025 to the Joint Committee Report dated 01.03.2025 and Affidavits-in-Reply filed by Respondents Nos.2 & 4.
3. As regards the reply affidavit of Respondent No.4- M/s Karamveer Shankarrao Kale Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. (Distillery Division), it is submitted in the rejoinder affidavit by the applicant that Respondent No.4- Project Proponent has admitted discharging the effluent on the land in question. Even the Joint Committee has observed that effluent, generated by the Project Proponent, has been discharged on the land and that no conclusive rebuttal of such observations and findings of the Joint Committee Report has been submitted on record by the Pro
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