TNPSC Thervupettagam

New Member for NGT

April 16 , 2021 1318 days 1106 0
  • The Former Tamil Nadu chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan has been appointed as an expert member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone in Chennai.
  • The serving expert member in the Southern Bench Saibal Dasgupta has been sent to Eastern Zonal Bench in Kolkata.
  • They were appointed by the principal bench of the NGT in New Delhi
  • The Appointments Cabinet Committee of the Union Government approved this appointment.
  • However, the Madras High Court ordered an interim stay on this appointment.
  • The Court observed that she did possess administrative experience, but not five years of experience in dealing with environmental issues.
  • The NGT Act prescribes a minimum of administrative experience of 15 years including five years in dealing with environmental matters in the Central or a State government.
  • Poovulagin Nanbargal, an NGO fighting on issues related to environment headed by Sundarrajan, approached the High Court in this regard.

NGT

  • The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of India.
  • It enables the creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues.
  • It draws inspiration from India's constitutional provision (Article 21 Protection of life and personal liberty).
  • The Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.
  • The Principal Bench of the NGT is in New Delhi.
  • It has regional benches in Pune (West), Bhopal (Central), Chennai (South) and Kolkata (East).
  • The Chairperson of the NGT is a retired Judge of the Supreme Court.
  • Each bench of the NGT will comprise at least one Judicial Member and one Expert Member.

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