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Item No. 03

(Court No. 1)

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

(By Video Conferencing)

Original Application No. 67/2020

(I.A. No. 309/2020)

(With report dated 05.03.2021)

Nathan Chaudhary

Applicant

Versus

State of GNCTD & Ors.

Respondent(s)

IOCL

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Applicant in I.A.

Date of hearing:

09.04.2021

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BRIJESH SETHI, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON’BLE DR. NAGIN NANDA, EXPERT MEMBER

Applicant:

Mr. R.L. Goel, Advocate

Respondent(s):

Mr. Balendu Shekhar, Advocate for CPCB

Mr. Rahul Khurana, Advocate for HSPCB

Mr. Gigi C. George, Advocate for MoEF & CC

ORDER

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Grievance in this application is against unscientific disposal of

spent catalysts (Oxide), which is under the category of hazardous waste

within the range of item no. 1.1 to 4.5 of the Schedule 1 of the Hazardous

and other Waste Rules, 2016, by Panipat and Digboi refineries. The

violation takes place in selling, handling, storing and transporting the

said waste illegally. The applicant has relied upon an earlier order of the

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