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1. Jhadeswar Pradhan S/O Rasanand Pradhan Aged About 60YEARS v. 1. State of Odisha Represented by Chief Secretary Government of Odisha

NGT8 Jul 2025IA No. 56/2025 in Original Application No. 60/2025

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What is this about?

The National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone Bench allowed an interlocutory application seeking substitution of the deceased Original Applicant with his widow. Respondents were given time to file counter-affidavits, and the matter was listed for future action.

What did the court decide?

Allowed the substitution of Chhabibala Pradhan as the applicant in place of the deceased Mr. Jhadeswar Pradhan.

1. Jhadeswar Pradhan S/O Rasanand Pradhan Aged About… — Environment and Pollution | NGT (2025)

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Item No.01

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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.60/2025/EZ (I.A. No.56/2025/EZ)

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Jhadeswar Pradhan Applicant(s)

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Versus

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State of Odisha & Ors. Respondent(s)

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Date of hearing: 08.07.2025

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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. Sankar Prasad Pani, Advocate a/w Mr. Ashutosh Padhy, Advocate (in Virtual Mode)

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For Respondent(s) : Mr. Satyabrata Mohanty, AGA for R-1 to 8 (in Virtual Mode), Ms. Papiya Banerjee Bihani, Advocate for R-9 (in Virtual Mode), Mr. Apurba Ghosh, Advocate for R-10 (in Virtual Mode), Mr. Pravat Kumar Muduli, Advocate for R-12 (in Virtual Mode)

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ORDER

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Mr. Sankar Prasad Pani, learned Counsel assisted by Mr. Ashutosh Padhy, learned Counsel is present (in Virtual Mode) for the Applicant.

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I.A. No.56/2025/EZ

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Interlocutory Application No.56/2025/EZ has been filed by the Applicant therein stating that the Applicant of the Original Application, Mr. Jhadeswar Pradhan as expired and that she is his widow and may be substituted in the present Original Application as Applicant in place of her late husband.

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The learned Counsel for the Respondents have no objection to the I.A. being allowed.

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I.A. No.56/2025/EZ is accordingly allowed and disposed of.

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Let Smt. Chhabibala Pradhan, wife of Late Mr. Jhadeswar Pradhan, resident of Tendra, PS- Sundergarh, Odisha, be substituted as Applicant in place of Mr. Jhadeswar Pradhan.

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Affidavit dated 01.07.2025 has been filed by the Respondent No.3, the Collector and District Magistrate, District - Sundergarh, Odisha; the same is taken on record.

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Along with this affidavit, a Compliance status of Environmental Clearance conditions on Paragraph nos.10 to 20 has been filed which mentions that the sand bed unit may be imposed environmental compensation as calculated by the Joint Committee as about Rs. 25,41,188.00/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Lakhs Fourty One Thousand one hundred eighty-eight only) and that the same may be recovered from the Lessee of M/s Tendra Sand Bed-II, i.e., the Respondent No.12 herein.

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Mr. Pravat Kumar Muduli, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) files Vakalatnama on behalf of the Respondent No.12, M/s Tendra Sand Bed-II; the same is taken on record. When the case is next listed, the name of Mr. Muduli shall be printed in the Causelist as Counsel for the said Respondent. Learned Counsel prays for and is granted two weeks time for filing counter-affidavit.

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Affidavit of Service has been filed by the Applicant, Chhabibala Pradhan, wife of Late Jhadeswar Pradhan; the same is taken on record.

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Ms. Papiya Banerjee Bihani, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) on behalf of the Respondent No.9, Odisha State Pollution Control Board, prays for and is granted two weeks time for filing counter-affidavit.

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Mr. Apurba Ghosh, learned Counsel appearing (in Virtual Mode) on behalf of the Respondent No.10, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Odisha, also prays for and is granted two weeks time for filing counter-affidavit.

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We further direct the State Respondents to file the Action Taken Report with regard to the recovery of Environmental Compensation.

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List on 22.08.2025 .

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B. Amit Sthalekar, JM

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

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July 08, 2025, Original Application No.60/2025/EZ (I.A. No.56/2025/EZ) OM

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1. Jhadeswar Pradhan S/O Rasanand Pradhan Aged About 60YEARS v. 1. State of Odisha Represented by Chief Secretary Government of Odisha

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