13 Environment · 13.6 Urban environment

13.6.5 National Green Tribunal Act 2010: jurisdiction, compensation and appeals

The National Green Tribunal, set up on 18 October 2010, is a specialised court that decides civil cases raising a substantial question relating to environment under seven listed Acts, awards relief and compensation, hears appeals against environmental orders, and is appealable only to the Supreme Court.

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Key terms

  • National Green Tribunal
  • NGT Act 2010
  • Schedule I
  • substantial question relating to environment
  • Section 14
  • Section 15
  • Section 16
  • Section 19
  • Section 20
  • Section 22
  • Pune bench
  • environmental compensation
  • suo motu
  • Ankita Sinha

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