News Item Titled Six Workers Killed in Fire Inside Nagaland Rat Hole Coal Mine Appearing in the Hindu Bureau Date 27 01 2024 v. Nagaland Pollution Control Board
Case brief
What is this about?
The National Green Tribunal disposed of a suo-motu application concerning a coal mine fire in Nagaland that killed six workers. After recording affidavits confirming ex-gratia payments and the immediate closure of unlicensed mines, the Tribunal found nothing further for adjudication.
What did the court decide?
No order as to costs; Original Application disposed of as no further adjudication required.