The National Green Tribunal has been established on 18.10.2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It is a specialized body equipped with the necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues. The Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.
The Tribunal's dedicated jurisdiction in environmental matters shall provide speedy environmental justice and help reduce the burden of litigation in the higher courts. The Tribunal is mandated to make and endeavour for disposal of applications or appeals finally within 6 months of filing of the same. Initially, the NGT is proposed to be set up at five places of sittings and will follow circuit procedure for making itself more accessible. New Delhi is the Principal Place of Sitting of the Tribunal and Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai shall be the other 4 place of sitting of the Tribunal.
THE RELEVANT ACT AND NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED ARE AS UNDER:
Press Statement - National Green Tribunal.(Size: 258 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (No. 19 of 2010)(Size: 666 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- Notification dated 18/10/2010(Size: 718 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
Act
- Enforcement of the NGT Act.(Size: 718 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- Establishment of "The National Green Tribunal".(Size: 718 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
Rules
- GSR 260 (E), dated 17/04/2013 - National Green Tribunal (Recruitment, Salaries and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) (Amendment) Rules, 2013.(Size: 428 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English) Corrigendum - GSR 482(E)(Size: 847 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- GSR 556 (E), dated 11/07/2012 - National Green Tribunal (Manner of Appointment of Judicial and Expert Members, Salaries, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members and Procedure for Enquiry) Amendment Rules, 2012.(Size: 664 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- GSR 458 (E), dated 17/06/2011 - National Green Tribunal (Recruitment, Salaries and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Officers and other Employees) Rules, 2011(Size: 2.5 MB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- GSR 440 (E), dated 11/06/2012 - National Green Tribunal (Recruitment, Salaries and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Officers and other Employees) Amendment Rules, 2012(Size: 406 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- GSR 296 (E), dated 04/04/2011 - NGT (Practice and Procedure) Rules, 2011.(Size: 21 MB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- GSR 295 (E), dated 04/04/2011 - NGT (Financial and Administrative Powers), Rules, 2011.(Size: 961 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- GSR 227 (E), dated 26/11/2010 - National Green Tribunal (Manner of Appointment of Judicial and Expert Members Salaries, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members and Procedure for Inquiry) Rules, 2010.(Size: 13 MB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
Notifications & Office Order
- SO 748(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred under of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010), the Central Government hereby authorises the officers specified in column (2) of the Table below to file complaints with regard to the offences punishable under the said Act, within the area of jurisdiction specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the Table aforesaid.(Size: 54 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- SO 3444 (E), dated 18.11.13 - Apointment of Shri Justice Umesh Dattatraya Salvi, Judge of Bombay High Court, as the Judicial Member of the NGT w.e.f 14.02.2013 for a period of 5 years.(Size: 55 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 3092(E), dated 11.10.2013 - Shri Justice Melath Sasidharan Nambiar, former Judge of Kerala High Court, as the Judicial Member of the National Green Tribunal w.e.f 9th of October, 2013.(Size: 508 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- Order dated 13.08.2013 - Transfer of cases under the jurisdiction of Western Zone of the NGT to the NGT, Western Zone Bench at Pune w.e.f. 25th of August, 2013.(Size: 30 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- Order dated 13.08.2013 - Pune as the ordinary place of sitting of the NGT Western Zone Bench; Western Zone Bench of the NGT to deal with the cases relating to the Western Zone at Pune w.e.f. 25th of August, 2013.(Size: 29 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- Order dated 13.08.2013 - Hon'ble Mr. Justice V. R. Kingaonkar (Judicial Member) and Hon'ble Dr. Ajay Deshpande (Expert Member) are posed at Western Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal at Pune w.e.f. 25th August, 2013, until further orders.
- Order dated 13.08.2013 - Shri K.D. Vadane, Registrar, NGT, Western Zone Bench at Pune, is authorized to receive all Applications, Appeals and all other documents relating to Western Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal at Pune w.e.f. 25th of August, 2013.(Size: 22 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 2276 (E) & S.O. 2277, dated 24/07/2013 - Appointment of Shri Justice S. Nayer Hussain and Shri Justice Dalip Singh as the Judicial Members of the National Green Tribunal.(Size: 59 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 775 (E), dated 19/03/2013 - Appointment of Shri Ajay Achyutrao Deshpande as Expert Member of the National Green Tribunal.(Size: 43 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 367 (E), dated 14/02/2013 - Appointment of Shri Ramesh Chandra Trivedi as Expert Member of the National Green Tribunal.(Size: 58 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 241 (E), dated 23/01/2013 - Appointment of Shri Bikram Singh Sajwan as Expert Member of the National Green Tribunal.(Size: 58 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 32(E), dated 02/01/2013 - Appointment of Shri Ranjan Chatterjee as Expert Member of the National Green Tribunal.(Size: 58 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 6(E), dated 01/01/2013 - In notification S.O. 2967(E), dtd. 20.12.2012, for the words "Shri Justice Sawatantar Kumar, Former Judge of the Supreme Court" read "Shri Justice Sawatantar Kumar, sitting Judge of the Supreme Court".(Size: 55 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 3006(E), dated 24/12/2012 - Appointment of Shri Justice P. Jyothimani as Judicial Member of National Green Tribunal.(Size: 60 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 2967(E), dated 20/12/2012 - Appointment of Shri Justice Sawatantar Kumar as Chairperson of National Green Tribunal.(Size: 58 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 2817(E), dated 04/12/2012 - Appointment of Shri A. R. Yousuf as Expert Member of National Green Tribunal.(Size: 61 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 2746(E), dated 16/11/2012 - Appointment of Shri Pramod Chandra Mishra and Shri P. Satyanarayana Rao as Expert Members of National Green Tribunal.(Size: 61 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 1734 (E), dated 01/08/2012 - Appointment of Shri Justice Vikas Ramchandra Kingaonkar, former judge of High Court of Bombay, as the Judicial Member of the National Green Tribunal(Size: 32 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 1018(E) & S.O. 1019(E), dated 04/05/2012 - Appointment of Shri Justice Chockalingam and Shri Justice Amit Talukdar as Judicial Members of National Green Tribunal (Size: 40 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 2927(E), dated 31/12/2011 - Appointment of Mr. A. Suryanarayan Naidu, Judicial Member, National Green Tribunal as Chairperson of the NGT.(Size: 40 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 1908 (E), [17/08/2011] - Various ordinary places of sitting of the Natiional Green Tribunal including the territorial jurisdiction.(Size: 106 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- Corrigendum S.O. 1254(E), dated 01/06/2011 to S.O. 1004(E), dated 05/05/2011 and Corrigendum S.O. 1255(E) dated 01/06/2011 to S.O. 1005(E), dated 05/05/2011 - Appointment of Expert Members & Judicial Members in the National Green Tribunal.(Size: 63 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 1004(E) and S.O. 1005(E), dated 05/05/2011 - Appointment of Expert Members & Judicial Members in the National Green Tribunal.(Size: 0 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 1003(E), dated 05/05/2011 - Specifying Delhi as the ordinary place of sitting of the National Green Tribunal(Size: 67 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)(Size: 0 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
- S.O. 2569 (E), dated 18/10/2010 - Appointment of Shri Justice L.S. Panta, Former Judge of the Supreme Court as Chairperson of the NGT.(Size: 128 KB, Format: PDF, Language: English)
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