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Item No. 07

Court No. 1

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

(By Video Conferencing)

Execution Application No. 19/2019

IN

O. A. No. 597/2018

(With additional affidavit dated 19.03.2020)

Goa Foundation

Applicant(s)

Versus

Union of India

Respondent(s)

Date of hearing: 28.09.2020

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

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. P. WANGDI, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HON’BLE DR. NAGIN NANDA, EXPERT MEMBER

Applicant(s) in

EA 19/2019:

Mr. Saurabh Rajpal, Advocate

Respondents:

Mr. K.K. Singh, Advocate for MoEF&CC

ORDER

1.

The issue for consideration is the remedial steps for protection of

ecology of Western Ghats, which is an eco-sensitive area within the

meaning of the relevant notification under the Environment (Protection)

Act, 1986. The need for safeguarding such erosion has been highlighted

Since the notifications have validity period and fresh exercise has to be

undertaken periodically, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Climate Change (MoEF&CC) appointed High Level Working Group

(HLWG) (Dr. K. Kasturirangan Committee). The said Committee gave its

report which was accepted i