1

Item No. 09

Court No. 2

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

Original Application No. 843/2022

Rajender Kumar Bishnoi

Applicant

Versus

State of Rajasthan

Respondent

Date of hearing:

10.01.2023

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

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

Application is registered based on a complaint received by e-mail

ORDER

1.

This original application under Sections 14 and 15 of National Green

Tribunal Act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as ‘NGT Act, 2010’) has been

registered on a letter petition dated 22.06.2022 received from Rajender

Kumar Bishnoi, State President, Akhil Bhartiya Jeev Raksha Bishnoi

Sabha, Delhi State 39/H33, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi.

2.

It is said that Khejri is a State tree of Rajasthan whereon Chinkara

(Indian Gazelle), a state animal of Rajasthan is also dependent. These trees

easily grow in desert area and provide greenery helping improvement of

environment. However, solar companies being developed in Rajasthan are

causing illegal cutting of said trees in thousands of numbers and for

cutting of trees, no permission from concerned authorities have been