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Item No. 01

Court No. 1

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

(By Video Conferencing)

Appeal No. 35/2021

(I.A. No. 173/2022)

Manoj Mishra & Anr.

Appellant(s)

Versus

Union of India & Ors.

Respondent(s)

Date of hearing:

19.09.2022

CORAM:

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HONBLE PROF. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER

Appellant:

Mr. Rahul Choudhary, Advocate

Respondent(s):

Ms. Sunita Bhardwaj, Advocate for MoEF & CC

Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Advocate for M/s UJVN Ltd. (R - 3)

ORDER

1.

This Appeal has been preferred against Environmental Clearance

(EC) granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

(MoEF&CC) vide order dated 02.02.2021 for Lakhwar Multipurpose Project

(300 MW) in District Tehri Garwal and Dehradun of Uttarakhand by M/s

UJVN Ltd.

2.

The appellant had earlier filed O.A No. 431/2015,

Manoj Misra & Anr.

v. Union of India & Ors

., against approval granted by the MoEF&CC on

03.02.1987. The Application was disposed of by the Tribunal on

10.01.2019. The Tribunal noted that the work started in 1987 and

continued till 1992. La