Abstract
The National Green Tribunals ('the Tribunal') were established across the nation to exclusively deal with questions related to the environment, and to promote sustainable development. Entrusted with the great responsibility of ensuring a safe and healthy environment, in practice, these tribunals face a multitude of issues. These range from an expanding scope of the Tribunal's jurisdiction to its disregard of the sustainable development principle and the principles of natural justice. The emergence of these issues necessitates a serious reconsideration, rethinking, and reflection by the Tribunal, on the exercise of its powers in consonance with the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act ('the Act'). The Tribunal must harmonize environmental care and development through the principle of sustainable development. It should prevent abuse of the process of law, and interpret and apply the provisions of the Act in a manner such that justice is done to the environment, without injustice being done to others.
Recommended Citation
Subramaniam, T.N. and Vakil, Rubin
(2018)
"The Mechanisms of the National Green Tribunal,"
National Law School of India Review: Vol. 30:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/nlsir/vol30/iss1/6
