Environmental Laws
NGT seeks report from Delhi govt over removing encroachments from forest land
The green body was hearing a plea seeking execution of the tribunal's August 2018 order directing the Delhi government a...
Why Rs 22 cr shouldn't be recovered from Nashik civic body for cutting 22 trees during ban, asks NGT
During a hearing on April 28, applicant Manish Baviskar, an environmentalist, told the NGT that 22 trees were cut in Nas...
NGT refuses to interfere with setting up of FCTS in Punjabi Bagh
FCTS is a hydraulic waste-management unit designed to receive, compact, and store segregated municipal solid waste in ur...
NGT forms panel to remediate over-extraction of groundwater, flags non-implementation of norms
The green body was hearing a matter regarding some areas in the Indo-Gangetic basin already crossing the groundwater dep...
Comply with SC order, no events in Delhi parks for more than 10 days a month: NGT
The green body was hearing a case about the alleged illegal installation of swings and commercial mismanagement of a dis...
NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central Himalaya
In an order dated April 24, a bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert ...
NGT issues notice to 6 cricket stadiums over water usage
The green body had asked several cricket stadiums to provide the information to the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA...
NGT flags illegal tree felling for Dwarka sports project; orders remedial, punitive action
The green body, which directed authorities to ascertain the environmental damage and take appropriate punitive and remed...
NGT issues notice to NMCG, others over Yamuna pollution
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert members A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad was hearing a pl...
Bharat Petroleum Fined Rs. 1 Crore for Non-Compliance with Environmental Regulations
National Green Tribunal Upholds CPCB's Order Imposing Environmental Compensation for Delay in Installing Vapour Recovery...
National Green Tribunal Enforces GPS Mandate on Water Tankers in Delhi to Curb Illegal Groundwater Extraction
Tribunal Clarifies GPS Requirement Extends to Both Groundwater and Treated STP Water Tankers...
Non-installation of vapour recovery system: NGT dismisses BPCL's appeal against Rs 1 cr fine
The green body was hearing BPCL's appeal against the imposition of environmental compensation (EC) by the Central Pollut...
NGT directs Uttarakhand to expedite report on carrying capacity of tracks on pilgrimage routes
The bench was hearing an execution application seeking implementation of the tribunal's February 2023 order which direct...
NGT refuses to recall stay on Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
The NGT's eastern zonal bench in Kolkata had granted the stay on a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Bansal, claiming that b...
NGT refuses to recall stay on Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
We are of the considered view that the impugned order (of the Assam government) suffers from patent illegality…," a benc...
GPS also mandatory for tankers carrying STP-treated water in NCT: NGT
On May 28 last year, the tribunal had mandated the use of only GPS-fitted tankers in Delhi, following which a plea was f...
NGT sets up panel to examine 'illegal activities' along river Mahanadi in Odisha
“We also express our displeasure that despite direction given vide order dated 23.04.2025 to the Chief Secretary, Govern...
NGT flags violations by NHAI on protected Delhi pond, seeks restorative measures
The green body was hearing a matter where it had initiated suo motu (on its own) proceedings based on a newspaper report...
NGT stays Assam govt order diverting 1,600 forest guards for election duty
It has claimed that the order has severely compromised the protection and conservation of forests, and that such a large...
NGT directs fresh representation on concretised trees in Uttarakhand
A bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel was hearing the matter urging deconcr...
NGT asks Haryana Power to explore possibility of dense plantation at ash disposal site
The green body is hearing the matter regarding the disposal of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-based power stations, lying ...
NGT issues notice to Centre, others over environmental concerns in Ghaziabad's city forest
The green body was hearing a plea regarding incessant dumping and burning of wastes in Sai Upwan city forest area, popul...
NGT issues notice to Delhi govt, others over illegal dairy farms on Yamuna floodplain
The green body was hearing a plea seeking execution of the tribunal’s April 2024 directions to the Delhi Development Aut...
NGT imposes Rs 25,000 fine on DUSIB for not complying with its order
The green body is hearing the matter regarding the desilting of stormwater drains in the national capital to prevent flo...
NGT notice to Uttarakhand for no 'substantial action' on Mussoorie's ecologically sensitive region
The green body, in May last year, issued the order after disposing of a matter where it initiated suo motu (on its own) ...
NGT forms panel to look into tree felling, encroachment and illegal mining in Dehradun
Issuing notices to all respondents, the tribunal directed that the joint committee be entrusted with conducting a site i...
NGT forms panel to look into tree felling, encroachment, illegal mining in Dehradun
The committee will have representatives from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the principal...
NGT slaps notice to Assam govt over illegal water boring in Guwahati
The NGT's Eastern Zone Bench admitted an application, which highlighted serious concerns over alleged illegal groundwate...
NGT forms panel to ascertain illegal mining in Yamuna riverbed in UP's Shamli district
The green body was hearing a plea alleging that a private entity, M/S Yamuna Mines, had engaged in illegal mining in the...
NGT directs MCD, irrigation dept to take action regarding cleaning of Palam drain
The green body was hearing a plea alleging discharge of untreated sewage and industrial waste from nearby areas into Pal...
NGT rejects plea against sewage treatment plant construction in Delhi’s Najafgarh
The green body was hearing a plea claiming that no public hearing had been conducted for constructing the STP, and there...
Over Rs 60.7 lakh needed to conduct UV-disinfection study in STPs: IIT Delhi tells NGT
In an order dated March 17, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Afroz Ahmad said th...
Delhi: NGT calls for inspection of illegal swings in Rohini park
But before passing any intervention order, we consider it necessary to seek a report from the member secretary, Delhi Po...
NGT fines Delhi Pollution Control Committee Rs 50,000 for delay in funds transfer
In November 2023, the green body directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to release Rs 8 lakh, collected a...
CRPF Battalion Camping Site Proposal in Srinagar Dropped Amid Environmental Concerns
National Green Tribunal disposes of application following the withdrawal of controversial CRPF project in Jammu and Kash...
NGT flags improper sealing of illegal borewells, seeks 'further report'
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Afroz Ahmad was hearing a petition regarding compliance with ...