The National Green Tribunal Benches sitting in Kolkata disposed of an original application where the applicants were absent. The Tribunal held the application infructuous following a Supreme Court order that approved sand mining block tenders after State authorities finalized District Survey Reports.
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Item No. 02
Court No.1
BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL EASTERN ZONE BENCH, KOLKATA (Through Video Conferencing)
Original Application No. 103/2021/EZ
In the matter of:
……..Applicant(s) Versus
Through the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan,
Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003
……..Respondent(s)
Date of hearing: 06.07.2022
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE MR. SAIBAL DASGUPTA, EXPERT MEMBER
For Applicant(s) :
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rishi K. Awasthi, Advocate and Mr. Azmat H.
Amanullah, Advocate (in Virtual Mode) a/w Ms. Paushali Banerjee, Advocate for State Bihar
ORDER
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“We have heard Mr. Atmaram N.S. Nadkarni, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the appellant(s), Mr. Vanshdeep Dalmia, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent(s) and Mr. Pinaki Mishra, learned senior counsel appearing for intervenor.
Taking into consideration the mining issues in the State of Bihar, we had issued certain directions vide order dated 10th November, 2021 setting down time lines as to within how much period the draft DSRs will be prepared by the sub-divisional committees as directed by us. We had also fixed a time line for the SEAC as well as SEIAA within which period they will consider the said DSRs.
The matter again came up before this Bench to consider various interlocutory applications. A detailed order again came to be passed on 18th January, 2022. Vide another order dated 31st March, 2022, we had extended the interim order for a further period of eight weeks. Now, it is a common ground that DSRs have been granted final approval by SEAC as well as SEIAA.
Though it is contended by Shri Dalmia and Shri Mishra that the said DSRs are not free from flaws, we do not find necessary to go into the said issues at this stage. The parties are always at liberty to take recourse to such remedies as are available in law.
However, now since the DSRs have been finalised in pursuance to our order dated 10th November, 2021, there should be no impediment for the State of Bihar to proceed further for inviting tenders or auction of sand blocks in accordance with the DSRs which have already been approved. With these observations, we post the matter for further orders on 11th
August, 2022.”
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having become infructuous.
..................................... B. Amit Sthalekar, JM
................................... Saibal Dasgupta, EM
July 06, 2022, Original Application No.103/2021/EZ MN
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Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
date 30.05.2022Relied on¶29
Ajit Kumar
Rakesh Kumar
State of Bihar
Union of India
Directorate of Geology & Mining, Bihar
SEIAA
B. Amit Sthalekar
Saibal Dasgupta
As recorded by the court registry
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