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New Member for NGT
April 16 , 2021
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- 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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