Supreme Court of India

Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad v. Gangaram Narayan Ambekar & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 6 S.C.R. 303
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 6 May 2020

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the civil suit filed by the plaintiffs (respondents Nos. 1 to 19) stands dismissed with observations made hitherto.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: s.29 – Bar of jurisdiction of civil court – To cases relatin g to environment – Held: After the establishment of the Tri bunal under the Act, civil court is not competent to entertain a suit relating to environmental issues, in view of s. 29 and the dictum in *Bhopal Gas Case – Such cause/ action ought to be transferred to the T ribunal for adjudication. Specific Relief Act, 1963: s.41(f) – Injunction – Refusal of – Held: In view of s. 41(f), injunction cannot be granted to prevent, on the ground of nuisance, an act of which it is not reasonably clear that

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