WP (C) No.3126/2008

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of Reserve: 28.04.2009

Pronounced on: 06.05.2009

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W.P.(C) 3126/2008 & CM No.6045/2008

PRAFULLA SAMANTRA

……… Petitioner

Through : Mr. Rahul Chaudhary, Advocate

versus

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS & ORS. ……..... Respondents

Through : Mr.S.K. Dubey with Mr. K.B.Thakur, Advocates

for Resp. No.1.

Mr. Janaranjan Das, Mr. Swetaketu Mishra and Mr. P.P.

Nayak, Advocates, for Resp. No.2.

Dr. A.M. Singhvi, Sr. Advocate with Mr. P.C. Sen, Advocate

and Mr. Nitin D. Advocates for Resp. No.3.

CORAM:

Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

1. Whether the Reporters of local papers

Yes

may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to Reporter or not?

Yes

3. Whether the judgment should be

reported in the Digest?

Yes

Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat:

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1. The writ petitioner challenges an order dated 29.1.2008 of the National

Environmental Appellate Authority (hereafter, ‘the Authority’) dismissing his appeal

stating that he is not a “person aggrieved” under section 11 of the National

Environmental Appellate Authority Act, 1997 (hereafter, ‘the Act’).