important judgements by the national green tribunal
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IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS BY THE NATIONAL GREEN
TRIBUNALKanika Sood
Associate Litigator
Legal Initiative for Forests and Environment (LIFE)
kanika@lifeindia.net.in
• Photograph dated 18.06.2017 of site before felling/ clearing forest land.
• Photograph dated 27.06.2017 of site after felling/ clearing forest land.
PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE• News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay
Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors, (7.07.2020)
That as per the Compliance Report by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the National Biodiversity Authority dated 13.02.2020:
(i) Out of 2,75,220 local bodies, BMCs have been constituted in 2,48,140 localbodies. Therefore, the compliance rate is more than 90%.
(ii) In the following states and Union Territories: Assam, Goa, Himachal Pradesh,Kerala, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tripura and Lakshadweep the compliance withrespect to BMC constitution is 100%.
(iii) Out of 2,48,140 BMCs, PBRs have been prepared by 95, 252 BMCs. Thus, morethan 61% of the BMCs are yet to prepare their PBRs.
(iv) In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, State of Bihar and Rajasthannone of the BMCs have prepared their PBRs while the State of Uttar Pradeshhas achieved 100% target in PBR preparation.
DEFICIENCIES IN MANPOWER IN THE FOREST DEPARTMENT
• Aditya N. Prasad and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. (10.10.2015)
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