Madicharla Satyanarayana v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
The National Green Tribunal addressed violations of environmental laws by State-proponent irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh. Rejecting conjectural formulas for compensation, the Tribunal established that penalties must be substantive and deterrent. It ordered Project Proponents to pay 1.5% of project cost as compensation for Purushothapatnam, Pattiseema, and Chintatapudi schemes, and 0.75% for the Polavaram project, directing funds toward remediation. The Tribunal also directed the stay of the KGPR Linking Project until statutory clearances are obtained.
What did the court decide?
Directing Project Proponents of Purushothapatnam, Pattiseema, and Chintalapudi LIS to pay 1.5% of project cost as Environmental Compensation; Polavaram/Indira Sagar MIP to pay 0.75% of project cost; directing payment within 3 months; staying KGPR Linking Project until statutory clearances are obtained.