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Item No. 04

(Court No. 1)

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

(By Video Conferencing)

Original Application No. 320/2021

Gauri Maulekhi

Applicant

Versus

Union of India & Ors.

Respondent(s)

Date of hearing:

10.12.2021

CORAM: HONBLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HONBLE DR. NAGIN NANDA, EXPERT MEMBER

Applicant:

Mr. Raj Panjwani, Senior Advocate with Ms. Priyanka Bangari, Advocate

ORDER

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Grievance in this application is against inadequacy of regulatory

regime by way of Consent mechanism under the Water and the Air Acts to

prevent degradation of environment on account of unregulated operation

of poultry farms. The matter was earlier governed by Guidelines of the

CPCB to all State PCBs/PCCs under the Water and the Air Acts dated

20.12.2015. The applicant approached this Tribunal pointing out the

adverse impact of operation of unregulated operation of poultry farms on

the environment. This Tribunal, after noting the pollution potential in

running of the poultry farms, found the earlier guidelines issued by the

CPCB, limiting the regulatory