National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

Act No. 19 of 2010 In force from 18-10-2010 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 39 sections

An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

33 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• (CREDAI) v. Union of India & Others
  2025 INSC 111212 September 2025Disposed of

  Whether the General Conditions (GC) under the EIA 2006 Notification, are applicable to Item 8(a) (Building and Construction Projects) and Item 8(b) (Township and Area Development Projects) of the Schedule thereto, and, if so,…

• M/S Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2025 INSC 10601 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as regards the order passed by the National Green Tribunal imposing a compensation of ₹18 crores on the appellant for alleged environmental violations; and whether the tribunal adhered to fair procedure while…

• Arun Kumar Sharma & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
  2025 INSC 82614 July 2025Dismissed

  Issue arose as regards the objections raised by the respondents about the bonafides of the appellants as also the allegations that the appellants suppressed the initiation of parallel proceedings before the High Court.

• The Auroville Foundation v. Navroz Kersasp Mody & Ors.
  2025 INSC 34716 March 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Matter pertains to the correctness of judgment passed by the National Green Tribunal giving directions to the appellant-Foundation as regards the construction of roads in Auroville Township.

• Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (Prasar) & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 5826 August 2024

  Matter pertains to the issue of Silicosis among workers in various industries across the country.

• Tapas Guha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 3996 May 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  The Appellants in an Original Application before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) contended that there was widespread cutting of shade trees, uprooting of tea bushes and eviction of tea estate workers in the Doloo Tea Estate,…

• M K Ranjitsinh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 28021 March 2024Directions issued

  Conservation and protection of the endangered species of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB).

• In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.
  2024 INSC 7831 January 2024Directions issued

  Institutionalisation and Reconstitution of the Central Empowered Committee.

• T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Others
  2024 INSC 5924 January 2024Dismissed

  Matter pertains to criteria issued for the identification of private ‘forest’ land in the State of Goa.

• The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Etc. Etc v. Uday Education and Welfare Trust and Anr. Etc
  2022 INSC 113121 October 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• D. Swamy v. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and Ors
  2022 INSC 99822 September 2022Dismissed
• Gajubha Jadeja Jesar v. Union of India & Ors.
  2022 INSC 81210 August 2022Disposed of
• Talli Gram Panchayat v. Union of India and Others
  2022 INSC 69211 July 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Madhya Pradesh High Court Advocates Bar Association and Anr v. Union of India and Anr
  2022 INSC 58618 May 2022Dismissed
• M/S Pahwa Plastics Pvt. Ltd. and Anr v. Dastak Ngo and Ors.
  2022 INSC 34525 March 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Raza Ahmad v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
  2022 INSC 2657 March 2022Partly allowed
• Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust and Others v. State of Gujarat and Others
  2022 INSC 7921 January 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Pragnesh Shah v. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma & Ors.
  2022 INSC 4712 January 2022Dismissed
• Citizens for Green Doon v. Union of India and Others
  2021 INSC 74016 November 2021Disposed of
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Ankita Sinha & Ors.
  2021 INSC 6247 October 2021Directions issued
• Sridevi Datla v. Union of India and Ors.
  2021 INSC 1412 March 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Himachal Pradesh Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (Hpbsm & Da) v. The Central Empowered Committee Etc. & Ors.
  2021 INSC 1812 January 2021Disposed of
• State of Madhya Pradesh v. Centre for Environment Protection Research and Development & Ors.
  2020 INSC 51628 August 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• The Director General (Road Development) National Highways Authority of India v. Aam Aadmi Lokmanch & Ors.
  2020 INSC 45214 July 2020Disposed of
• Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad v. Gangaram Narayan Ambekar & Ors.
  2020 INSC 3886 May 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Meghalaya v. All Dimasa Students Union, Dima-Hasao District Committee & Ors.
  2019 INSC 7213 July 2019Disposed of
• Hanuman Laxman Aroskar v. Union of India
  2019 INSC 43429 March 2019Disposed of
• Mantri Techzone Pvt. Ltd. v. Forward Foundation and Ors.
  2019 INSC 3155 March 2019Disposed of
• Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board v. Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 22018 February 2019Disposed of
• M/S. Goel Ganga Developers India Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India Through Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests & Ors.
  2018 INSC 69610 August 2018Disposed of
• Techi Tagi Tara v. Rajendra Singh Bhandari & Ors.
  2017 INSC 98622 September 2017Disposed of
• Steel Authority of India Ltd. v. Designated Authority, Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties & Ors.
  2017 INSC 35617 April 2017Dismissed
• Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangathan & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 3269 August 2012Transferred to High Court