From Division I, Group 4:

Anuraj Gabale I020

Nikita Garg I021
Akshit Gupta I022
Shalini Jha I026
Vikram Juneja I028
Vaibhav Karla I029
Sumit Singh I056
Background and Objective

Established on 18th October, 2010

Under the National Tribunal Act, 2010, passed by the Central Government
It draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 21, which assures the citizens of
India the right to a healthy environment.

Specialized Forum to handle environmental disputes

Effective and speedy disposal of cases related to
Environment protection
Conservation of forests
Compensation for damages caused to people or property
due to violation of environmental laws or conditions specified
while granting permissions
Structure Zone Benches

Principal Bench of the NGT - New Delhi

Regional benches in
Pune (Western Zone Bench)
Bhopal (Central Zone Bench)
Chennai (Southern Bench)
Kolkata (Eastern Bench)

Each Bench has a specified geographical jurisdiction covering several States in a region. There is also
a mechanism for circuit benches. For example, the Southern Zone bench, which is based in Chennai,
can decide to have sittings in other places like Bangalore or Hyderabad.
Structure Eligibility Criteria

Chairperson A judge of the Supreme Court of India or Chief Justice of High Court

Judicial Number of members 10 to 20

A judge of the Supreme Court of India or Chief Justice of High Court
Members Existing or retired judge of High Court

Number of members 10 to 20
Master of Science with a Doctorate degree or Master of Engineering or Master of Technology and
Expert has an experience of fifteen years in the relevant field including five years practical experiences in
the field of environment and forests in a reputed National level institution
Members Administrative experience of fifteen years including experience of five years in dealing with
environment matters in the Central Government or a State Government or in National or State level
institution
Present Members of NGT
Landmark ruling: AoL v/s NGT
Chronology of events

10th March NGT

11th-13th March,2016 Flagged by NGT and slapped a fine of Rs. 5
WCF on banks of petition filed by Save Crore on AOL. Rs 5000
Yamuna the Yamuna Abhiyan fine on Ravi Shankar.
AOL paid Rs. 25 lacs

17th August a 7
7th June remaining Rs. NGT slaps a fine of Rs.
member expert
4.75 crore deposited 5000 on DDA and Rs. 1
committee formed for
by AOL lac on DPCC
probing the WCF
Findings of the expert committee

Damage done to Cost of ecological Cost of ecological

the banks of restoring The rehabilitation of
Yamuna will take 10 Yamuna may reach The Yamuna is Rs.
years to be undone Rs.120 crore 42 crore

Completely
Loss of almost all
destroyed the
natural vegetation
Yamuna riverbed
The controversy
AoLs Stand NGTs stand

Denies damaging the Claims helplessness due

Yamuna to fait accompli.
Contested that Centre, Rs.5 crore only initial
State and NGT must be fine.
fined for giving Powers only on seven
permission. environmental related
The expert committee laws.
was biased. Violations including
dumping debris, building
bridges and destruction
of floodplains.
Key learnings

India is rich in laws but poor in

implementation

Several politicians attending

the meet legitimized the event

Yamuna and Ganga now

declared living entities