Gian Sagar Educational and Charitable Trust v. Punjab Pollution Control Board
Case brief
What is this about?
In an appeal against an order imposing environmental damage compensation, the National Green Tribunal admitted additional documents filed by both sides and granted an interim stay of the impugned order until the next hearing, conditioned on the appellant depositing 50% of the compensation within four weeks. The matter was listed for 17.12.2026, with time granted to the respondent to file a reply and to the appellant to file a rejoinder.
What did the court decide?
Additional documents were taken on record; operation of the impugned order dated 11.11.2025 was stayed until 17.12.2026, subject to the appellant depositing 50% of the environmental damage compensation within four weeks. The respondent was granted four weeks to file a reply, and the appellant eight weeks to file a rejoinder, if any.