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Item No. 01

(Court No. 1)

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

SPECIAL BENCH

(By Video Conferencing)

Original Application No. 172/2016/EZ

With

(M.A 01/2017/EZ, M.A 124/2017/EZ

I.A. No. 59/2021/EZ and I.A. No. 60/2021/EZ)

(With report dated 16.07.2022)

Sajay Laloo

Applicant

Versus

State of Meghalaya & Ors.

Respondent(s)

Date of hearing:

18.07.2022

CORAM: HONBLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HONBLE MR. SAIBAL DASGUPTA, EXPERT MEMBER

HONBLE PROF. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER

Applicant:

Mr. Vivek Singh, Advocate

Respondent(s):

Ms. R.V. Suchiang, Chief Secretary, Meghalaya with Mr. Anirudh

Bhattacharya, Advocate for R.-1,4,6 & 9

Mr. Rajesh Upadhay, Advocate for Jowai Municipal Board

Dr. Ankit Todi, Advocate for R-2,3,5

ORDER

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The issue for consideration is the remedial action against failure of

State Authorities in preventing pollution of river

Myntdu in Meghalaya by

discharge of sewage/ garbage /muck. There is also failure to remove

unauthorized encroachment from its floo