Supreme Court Allows Appeal in National Green Tribunal Jurisdiction Dispute Over Forest Clearances. The Court held that the National Green Tribunal must entertain an original application under Section 14(1) of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 when no order under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 exists, as Stage-I Forest Clearance alone does not trigger appellate jurisdiction under Section 16(e).
16 Nov 2021The dispute arose from a challenge by Citizens for Green Doon, an environmental group, against Stage-I Forest Clearances and a Wildlife Clearance issu...
