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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board v. Sterlite Industries (i) Ltd. & Ors.

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Bench R. F. Nariman and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 18 February 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the NGT has no general power of judicial review akin to that vested under Article 226 of the Constitution of India possessed by the High Courts of this country.

Judgment, page 56

From the headnote

Environment – Air (Prevention and Control of Pollutions) Act, 1981 – ss. 21, 31, 31A and 31B – Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 – ss.18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33A and 33B – National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 – ss. 14, 15, 16, 29 and 33 – Leapfrog appeal before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) – Maintainability of – Respondent was operating a copper smelter plant – Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) directed closure of the unit under the various provisions of the Air Act and Water Act – Composite appeals against the six orders passed against the respondent were filed…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 referred to · 4 mentioned

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