National Green Tribunal

The “National Green Tribunal” is a “specialized body” that is created with expertise in order to handle discrepancies within the environment. It was created in 2010, with the help of the National “Green Tribunal Act”. The Tribunals are set up with the prior recommendation of the “Supreme Court”, “India’s International Law”, and through the “Law of Commission”. The tribunals are used to recognize the multi-disciplinary issues that are present within the environment.     

What is the national green tribunal?

In the year 1995, the “central government” established the “National Green Tribunal” by means of the “National Environment Tribunal Act of 1995” in order to protect the environment from any sort of damages that are taking place within the environment. The accidents are generally caused due to certain damages that are taking place within the environment or through the handling of certain hazardous substances. The tribunals are provided with remedies that are effective in cases relating to protection of the environment. The various environmental factors can be protected through the conservation of forests and by applying the enforcement law of any legal right relating to the environment.   

New Delhi is the Principle Place for setting up the tribunals. Bhopal, Kolkata, Pune, and Kolkata are considered to be the four major places for sitting up the tribunals. 

The tribunals are set up for providing an effective and expeditious remedy in order to promote protection to the environment and to conserve the areas of the environment like forests and other national resources. It also grants relief by means of compensation and also promotes protection to the affected person. The tribunal is headed by a chairperson who takes the position in the principal bench and has at least 10 or more judicial members and more experts. 

The different statutes of Schedule I   

State the purpose of National Green Tribunal Act

The “National Green Tribunal Act” is passed to establish a “National Green Tribunal” for the expeditious and effective disposal of causes related to the protection of the environment and in order to conserve the forest and other natural resources of the environment through the enforcement of the law.  

Head of the National Green tribunal 

Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel” is considered to be the head and present chairman of the National Green Tribunal.

What are the different sections of the National Green Tribunal Act?

State the purpose for establishing the Tribunal Act 

The tribunals are established in order to provide environmental justice and also in a steady pace and in order to minimize the burden of litigation in the high courts. The Act is being established in order to provide compensation in case of any sort of damages that are taking place within the environment as well as to handle the environmental disputes that involve a large number of multi-disciplinary issues. At the same time,it also considers the damage that is caused to the person and the property. It provides compensation and relief during the damages that are caused to the people as well as to the property of the people.     

Conclusion

The study is all about the principle and purpose of the National Green Tribunal that is being established in order to safeguard the discrepancies that are taking place within the environment. An Act termed the National Green Tribunal Act is being passed in order to enforce the disputes taking place with the environment as well as to protect the environment and its natural resources from any sort of damages.