An act to provide for strict liability for damages arising out of any accident occurring while handling any hazardous substance and for the establishment of a national environment tribunal for effective and expeditious disposal of cases arising from such accident, with a view to giving relief and compensation for damages to persons, property and the environment and for matters connected. Pdf the role of the green tribunals in india researchgate. List of environmental adjudicatory bodies and legal. These were national environment tribunal act, of 1995 meta and national environment appellate authority act, of 1997 neaa. The national environment tribunal act, 1995 india porta cpcb moef india. South america legal authority brazil o the brazilian constitution 1988. Environment tribunal act was passed by parliament in 1995 and was never set up. Pdf national green tribunal and environmental justice in. National green tribunal, ngt act, environmental justice, india. Tribunal act 1995 to provide for strict liability for damage arising out of. These were national environment tribunal act, of 1995 neta. The document describes the details of the act in terms of.
List of environmental adjudicatory bodies and legal authorities. Pdf national green tribunal and environmental justice in india. The national environment tribunal act, 1995 lawyers law. National environment tribunal act, 1995 bare acts law library. Procedure and powers of tribunal 1 on receipt of an application under subsection 1 of section 4, the tribunal may, after such inquiry as it may deem fit, reject the application summarily. An act to provide for strict liability for damages arising out of any. The tribunal is established under section 125 of the environment management and coordination act 1999. The national environment tribunal act was enacted by the parliament on 17th june 1995, india faces many environmental issues due to growing population as population been the major cause not only to the environmental degradation by causing pollution but also acts as major participation in environmental accidents. Establishment of national environment tribunal and benches. The national environment tribunal act ministry of environment and forests 1995. It also provides legal opinion to nema on complex matters where the authority seeks such advice.
The central government shall, by notification, establish a tribunal to be known as the national environment tribunal to exercise the jurisdiction, powers and. The national environment tribunal act ministry of environment and. National environment tribunal act, 1995 bare acts law. However, the most effective environment court in the form of ngt has. In 1995, the central government established the national environment tribunal.
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