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Angeles Pereira
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From: Ram Mohan <mprm...@gmail.com>
Date: 2010/10/20
Subject: Constitution of National Green Tribunal in India
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Dear All,
India on Tuesday launched the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The National Green Tribunal is exclusively dedicated to environmental issues. This Body, established by an Act of Parliament (being the National Green Tribunal Act of 2010) will have circuit benches across the country to try all matters related to and arising out of environmental issues.
The Tribunal shall consist of members, who are experts in the field of environmental and related sciences, has been empowered to issue directions for the compensation and restitution of damage caused from actions of environmental negligence. In doing so, this is the first body of its kind that is required by its parent statute; to apply the polluter pays principle and the principle of sustainable development.
With the establishment of NGT, the National Environmental Appellate Authority now cases to exist and all the cases before it have been transferred to the new NGT.
Copy of the Act and the press note from the Ministry if enclosed
Regards
Ram
India Focal Point, IUCN Commission on Environmental Law
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M P Ram Mohan
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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
New Delhi, INDIA
Research Scholar, School of Law
Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
Tel:+91 9212763410
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From: Ram Mohan <mprm...@gmail.com>
Date: 2010/10/20
Subject: Constitution of National Green Tribunal in India
To: cel_...@indaba.iucn.org
Dear All,
India on Tuesday launched the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The National Green Tribunal is exclusively dedicated to environmental issues. This Body, established by an Act of Parliament (being the National Green Tribunal Act of 2010) will have circuit benches across the country to try all matters related to and arising out of environmental issues.
The Tribunal shall consist of members, who are experts in the field of environmental and related sciences, has been empowered to issue directions for the compensation and restitution of damage caused from actions of environmental negligence. In doing so, this is the first body of its kind that is required by its parent statute; to apply the polluter pays principle and the principle of sustainable development.
With the establishment of NGT, the National Environmental Appellate Authority now cases to exist and all the cases before it have been transferred to the new NGT.
Copy of the Act and the press note from the Ministry if enclosed
Regards
Ram
India Focal Point, IUCN Commission on Environmental Law
--
M P Ram Mohan
Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
New Delhi, INDIA
Research Scholar, School of Law
Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
Tel:+91 9212763410
http://www.dak.iitkgp.ernet.in/phd/profile.php?roll=10IP9501
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