Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station vs Ashwani Kumar Dubey

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2023 Supreme(SC) 633

B. V. NAGARATHNA, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station – Appellant
Versus
Ashwani Kumar Dubey – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv. Mr. Adarsh Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Ajitesh Garg, Adv. Ms. Alka Sinha, Adv. Mr. Anuvrat Sharma, AOR Mr. Ashish Prasad, Adv. Ms. Mukta Dutta, Adv. Mr. Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki, AOR Mr. Pruthvi Dhinoja, Adv. Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, Adv. Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, AOR Mr. Sudhanshu Prakash, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G. Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Dr. Arun Kumar Yadav, Adv. Ms. Deepabali Dutta, Adv. Mr. Divyansh H. Rathi, Adv. Mr. Devashish Bharukha, Adv. Ms. Rukhmini Bobde, Adv. Ms. Manisha Chava, Adv. Ms. Poornima Singh, Adv. Ms. Sthavi Asthana, Adv. Mrs. Swarupama Chaturvedi, AOR Ms. Saumya Kapoor, Adv.

JUDGMENT

NAGARATHNA J.

Since the grievances ventilated by the appellant(s) in these appeals are common, they have been clubbed and heard together and are disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The appellants(s) herein are aggrieved by the order passed by the National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “NGT” for the sake of convenience) dated 18.01.2022. By the said order the following directions have been issued against the appellant(s) herein:-

“Directions:

21. In the light of above discussion, it is patent that remedial measures are required in terms of recommendations set out in para 15 above in respect of individual TPPs or other projects as well as general issues applicable to all the TPPs such as timely installation of air pollution control and monitoring devises, timely utilization and disposal of fly ash, scientific designing of fly ash dykes and safety norms, addressing public health issues, steps for restoration of deteriorated environment by bringing down CEPI scores in the entire area, restoration of Rihand Reservoir and other damag

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2023 Supreme(SC) 633

B. V. NAGARATHNA, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRASingrauli Super Thermal Power Station – AppellantVersusAshwani Kumar Dubey – Respondent

B. V. NAGARATHNA, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station – Appellant
Versus
Ashwani Kumar Dubey – Respondent