https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413475 The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is construed purposively to recognise the Tribunal as a specialised forum with preventive, remedial, and inquisitorial powers aimed at environmental justice. Read with the Act's objects, related procedural rules, and the constitutional right to a healthy environment, the statutory scheme supports the Tribunal acting on its own motion when environmental exigencies require intervention. The absence of an express requirement that proceedings commence only on an application was treated as consistent with this wider mandate, and suo motu power was affirmed for discharge of the Tribunal's functions. en-us Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413475 The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is construed purposively to recognise the Tribunal as a specialised forum with preventive, remedial, and inquisitorial powers aimed at environmental justice. Read with the Act's objects, related procedural rules, and the constitutional right to a healthy environment, the statutory scheme supports the Tribunal acting on its own motion when environmental exigencies require intervention. The absence of an express requirement that proceedings commence only on an application was treated as consistent with this wider mandate, and suo motu power was affirmed for discharge of the Tribunal's functions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413475