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News Item Titled "Up Gives Permission to Fell 112000 Trees for Road Along Upper Ganga Canal" Appearing in Hindustan Times Dated 01.02.2024 vs

NGT7 Apr 2025IA No. 286/2024 in Original Application No. 238/2024

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What is this about?

The Tribunal granted two weeks extension to State of UP for status report on tree felling inquiry. An intervention application was allowed without further pleading. An application seeking ESI declaration was disposed of with opportunity for fresh proceedings, while others not pressed by applicants were dismissed.

What did the court decide?

IA 285/2024 allowed; IA 286/2024 disposed of directing fresh proceedings for ESI declaration; IAs 289/2024 & 365/2024 dismissed not pressed.

News Item Titled "Up Gives Permission to Fell 112000… — Environment and Pollution | NGT (2025)

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BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

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Original Application No. 238/2024 (IA Nos. 365/2024, 289/2024, 286/2024 & 285/2024)

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News item titled "UP gives permission to fell 112000 trees for road along Upper Ganga Canal" appearing in Hindustan Times dated 01.02.2024

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Date of hearing: 07.04.2025

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, CHAIRPERSON HON’BLE DR. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER

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Respondents: Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG (Through VC) with Ms. Garima Prasad, AAG, Dr. Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan & Ms. Apurva Singh, Advs. for the State of UP Mr. Bhanwar Pal Singh Jadon, Mr. Harsh Vardhan Singh Rajawat, Ms. Gargi Chaturvedi & Ms. Anjali Sharma, Advs. for R - 1, 3 to 5 & 11 Mr. Jitendra Bharti, Adv. for MoEF & CC

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Ms. Anjali Rajput, Adv. for the State of Uttarakhand Mr. Gigi. C. George & Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advs. for Survey of India & M/o Roadways Mr. Akash Vashishtha, Adv. in I.A No. 285-286/2024

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ORDER

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Original Application No. 238/2024

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Learned ASG submits in terms of the previous order to enquire the

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issue flagged therein an Enquiry Officer has been appointed by the Chief

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Secretary who is examining the issue. In this background, he has sought two weeks to submit the fresh status report.

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Learned counsel for the MoEF&CC also submits that in terms of the

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previous order the report will be filed within 10 days.

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List on List on 22.05.2025.

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IA Nos. 285/2024, 286/2024 289/2024 & 365/2024

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I.A. No. 285/2024 has been filed by the three Applicants seeking permission to intervene in this OA. These Applicants have been heard since the time of filing of I.A. They have also placed on record certain material in support of their plea. Learned counsel for the Applicant submits that he will not be filing any other pleading in the matter. In view of such a statement, the prayers have not been opposed. IA No. 285/2024 is allowed.

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IA No. 286/2024 has been filed by the same Applicants seeking several directions. Except for the prayer B concerning the declaration of the forest land stretch along the upper Ganga Canal from Purkaji to Ghaziabad as eco-sensitive zone, all other prayers, in substance, have been considered/are under consideration before the Tribunal. Hence, no separate order in this IA is required. So far as, prayer B is concerned, it is an independent relief for which the Applicant will have an opportunity to take up appropriate fresh proceedings. With these observations, IA 286/2024 is disposed of.

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IA No. 289/2024 and 365/2024 have been filed by some other Applicants seeking intervention in this OA. But no one is present to press these IAs. Therefore, IA 289/2024 and 365/2024 are dismissed as not pressed.

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Prakash Shrivastava, CP

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Dr. A. Senthil Vel, EM

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April 7, 2025 Original Application No. 238/2024 (IA Nos. 365/2024, 289/2024, 286/2024 & 285/2024) A..

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