National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 · Chapter III: Jurisdiction, Powers and Proceedings of the Tribunal

Section 20: Tribunal to apply certain principles

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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 20

• (CREDAI) v. Union of India & Others
  2025 INSC 111212 September 2025Disposed of

  Whether the General Conditions (GC) under the EIA 2006 Notification, are applicable to Item 8(a) (Building and Construction Projects) and Item 8(b) (Township and Area Development Projects) of the Schedule thereto, and,…

• Vanashakti v. Union of India
  2025 INSC 9615 August 2025Partly allowed

  The present petition challenges the notification dated 29.01.2025 (impugned notification) bearing number S.O. 523(E) issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and the Office Memorandum…

• IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus
  2025 INSC 75422 May 2025Disposed of

  Issue pertains to the status of Zudpi Jungle or Zudpi Forest in the six districts of State of Maharashtra; and whether the recommendations made by the CEC in its 2025 Report should be accepted or not.

• Mr. R. Rajebdran v. The District Collector, Vellore District & Others
  2025 INSC 13130 January 2025Disposed of

  Matter pertains to pollution caused by tanneries by discharging untreated or partially treated effluents into the River Palar and surrounding areas; and as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court…

• Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 54523 July 2024

  Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), a body under the Department of Environment, Forest and Wildlife, in its 147 th meeting held on 18.10.2022, recommended environmental release of transgenic mustard hybrid,…

• Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station v. Ashwani Kumar Dubey & Ors
  2023 INSC 6185 July 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S Indian Oil Corporation Limited v. V. B. R. Menon
  2023 INSC 23114 March 2023Disposed of
• The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Etc. Etc v. Uday Education and Welfare Trust and Anr. Etc
  2022 INSC 113121 October 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Pragnesh Shah v. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma & Ors.
  2022 INSC 4712 January 2022Dismissed
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Ankita Sinha & Ors.
  2021 INSC 6247 October 2021Directions issued
• Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors
  2021 INSC 45 January 2021Disposed of
• Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v. Union of India
  2019 INSC 43429 March 2019Disposed of