National Green Tribunal

Supreme Court sets aside NGT orders shutting formaldehyde units that lacked prior environmental clearance, applying Pahwa Plastics after Vanashakti's recall, with a one-month EC deadline.

The Supreme Court set aside a nine-year-old NGT finding against Art of Living's World Culture Festival, holding that polluter-pays liability needs a proven polluter, not just a damaged floodplain.

The Supreme Court reinforces that NGT adjudicatory powers and natural justice cannot be compromised, holding that tribunals cannot delegate decision-making to committees or bypass fair hearing.

The Supreme Court upholds the NGT’s power to compute environmental compensation using project cost and CPCB methodology, subject to proportionality and reasoned application.

The Supreme Court has upheld National Green Tribunal penalties on real estate developers and clarified that a polluter’s turnover can be considered when determining environmental damage compensation, reinforcing deterrence against large-scale ecological violations.

Supreme Court quashes NGT order, allowing Pune’s Garbage Processing Plant to continue in the interest of public and environmental management