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Soumen Chakraborty v. the Principal Secretary Environment Department Government of West Bengal

NGT5 Feb 2024IA No. 14/2024 in Original Application No. 107/2023

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What is this about?

Listing order for Original Application No.107/2023/EZ regarding affidavits. Tribunal allowed I.A. No.14/2024/EZ filed by DM, Purba Bardhaman, recalling an order imposing a personal cost of Rs.1,000.

What did the court decide?

Recall of the directions in para 4 of the order dated 04.12.2023 imposing a personal cost of Rs.1,000 on the District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman.

Soumen Chakraborty vs the Principal Secretary Environment… — Environment and Pollution | NGT (2024)

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Item No.05

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Court No.1

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BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL EASTERN ZONE BENCH, KOLKATA

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(THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING WITH HYBRID MODE)

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Original Application No.107/2023/EZ (I.A. No.13/2024/EZ & I.A. No.14/2024/EZ)

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Soumen Chakraborty Applicant(s)

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Versus

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The Principal Secretary, Environment Department Govt. of West Bengal & Ors. Respondent(s)

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Date of hearing: 05.02.2024

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. ARUN KUMAR VERMA, EXPERT MEMBER

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For Applicant(s) : Mr. Deepnath Roy Chowdhury, Advocate a/w Mr. Saunak Sengupta, Adv. (in Virtual Mode),

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Mr. Bhaskar Dwivedi & Mr. Rahul Naskar, Advs.

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For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sudip Kumar Dutta, Advocate (in Virtual Mode) for R-1,2,7,9,11,13 & 17,

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Mr. Dipanjan Ghosh, Advocate for R-4,5 & 8,

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Mr. Ashok Prasad, Advocate for R-6, Ms. Susmita Chatterjee, Adv. for R-10, Mr. Md. Karim Warsi, Advocate a/w

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Ms. Arpita Mondal, Mr. Md. Rahim Waris, Advs. for R-14-16, Mr. Kaushik Bhatta, Advocate a/w Mr. Supratim Bhattacharjee, Adv. (in I.A. No.13/2024/EZ)

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ORDER

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Mr. Deepnath Roy Chowdhury along with Mr. Saunak Sengupta (in Virtual Mode), Mr. Bhaskar Dwivedi and Mr. Rahul Naskar, learned Counsel are present for the Applicant.

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Affidavit dated 18.01.2024 has been filed on behalf of the Applicant; the same is taken on record.

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Affidavit also dated 18.01.2024 has been filed on behalf of the Respondent Nos.14 to 16, Private Respondents; the same is taken on record.

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Affidavit dated 03.02.2024 has been filed on behalf of the Respondent No.10, District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman; the same is taken on record.

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The Applicant may file his reply to the various affidavits on record before the next date of listing.

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List on 18.03.2024.

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The I.A. No.13/2024/EZ will be taken up on a later date.

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I.A. No.14/2024/EZ:-

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This I.A. has been filed by the District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman, Respondent No.10, praying for recall of the Tribunal’s order dated 04.12.2023 imposing personal cost of Rs.1,000/(Rupees One Thousand only) upon the District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman.

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Explanation for not filing of the affidavit earlier has been explained in paragraphs 5, 6 & 7 of the I.A. is found sufficient.

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We, therefore, allow the present I.A. and recall the directions given in para 4 of our order dated 04.12.2023.

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B. Amit Sthalekar, JM

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….......................................... Dr. Arun Kumar Verma, EM

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February 05, 2024, Original Application No.107/2023/EZ (I.A. No.13/2024/EZ & I.A. No.14/2024/EZ) AK

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Soumen Chakraborty v. the Principal Secretary Environment Department Government of West Bengal

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