Supreme Court of India

The Director General (road Development) National Highways Authority of India v. Aam Aadmi Lokmanch & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 6 S.C.R. 1050
Bench R. F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 14 July 2020

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We hold that the impugned judgment of the Bombay High Court cannot be sustained; it is set aside.

Judgment, page 81

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National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – ss. 14, 15, 17 and Schedules – Environment Protection Act, 1986 – Jurisdiction of the NGT – Victim was driving a car with her young daught er on the Highway – An over-mining resulted in the destruction of a sm all hill by the side of the National Highway – The resultant debris and a part of the hill collapsed and slid down to the road , claiming the lives of the victim and her daughter – The NGT impo sed a joint penalty of Rs.50 lakhs for causing environmental damage on N HAI and the persons who carried out the cutting of the hill – Further, they were also

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