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Item Nos.01 -04

Court No. 1

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

EASTERN ZONE BENCH, FINANCE CENTRE

KOLKATA

(By Hybrid Mode)

Appeal Nos. 29 to 31/2022/EZ

Conservation Action Trust & Anr.

Appellants

Versus

The Ministry of Environment Forest

& Climate Change & Ors.

Respondent(s)

WITH

Appeal No. 32/2022/EZ

Ashis Kothari

Appellant

Versus

The Ministry of Environment Forest

& Climate Change & Ors.

Respondent(s)

Date of hearing:

03.04.2023

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON’BLE DR. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER

HON’BLE DR. AFROZ AHMAD, EXPERT MEMBER

Appellant(s):

Mr. Kaustav Dhar, Advocate a/w Ms. Ajeeya Choudhury, Advocate for

the Appellant (in Appeal Nos. 29 to 31/2022/EZ)

Mr. A. Yogeshwaran, Advocate a/w Ms. Poongkhulali B., Advocate, Mr.

Santanu Chakraborty, Advocate for the Appellant (in Appeal No.

32/2022/EZ)

Respondent(s):

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, ASG a/w Ms. Suhasini Sen, Advocate, Mr.

Aman Jha, Advocate (in Virtual Mode),