National Green Tribunal and Its Disputed Jurisdiction
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NUALS LAW JOURNAL
NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL AND ITS DISPUTED
JURISDICTION
Snigdha Gautam & Ramisha Jain*
ABSTRACT
Government officials and industrial tycoons can often be heard saying
'at is the NGT up to? It is monopolizing powers and overstepping its
jurisdiction. After the Stockholm Conference in 1972, India has been
steadily taking progressive steps in the field of environmental protection,
which has included the establishment of Green Tribunals. India is the
third country which has established a 'Green Tribunal' mechanism. This
paper seeks to critically analyse the working of the National Green Tribunal
(NGT). The NGT seeks to provide access to environmental justice. However,
there is a growing concern that the tribunal is overstepping its jurisdiction
and the resultant friction between the government, High Courts and the
tribunal. Nevertheless, the NGT has been lauded for its efficacy. The object
of this paper is to understand the reasons, merits and demerits of the tribunal
over-stepping its jurisdiction and to make recommendations to strengthen
the existing legal framework in order to ensure environmental justice and
protection.
Snigdha Gautam, III Year B.B.A.,LL.B. (Hons.), Symbiosis Law School, Pune; Ramisha
Jain, III Year, B.A.,LL.B., (Hons.), Amity Law School, Noida, Centre-I.
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