https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440261 The National Green Tribunal, as an adjudicatory body bound by natural justice, cannot rely on an expert committee report without first disclosing it to affected parties and giving them a fair opportunity to object and be heard. Expert reports are only aids to decision-making and do not displace the Tribunal's duty to decide the dispute itself. Here, the recommendations were uploaded only a few days before the impugned order and no effective opportunity to respond was given, so the order was unsustainable for breach of audi alteram partem and was set aside with remand for fresh consideration. en-us Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440261 The National Green Tribunal, as an adjudicatory body bound by natural justice, cannot rely on an expert committee report without first disclosing it to affected parties and giving them a fair opportunity to object and be heard. Expert reports are only aids to decision-making and do not displace the Tribunal's duty to decide the dispute itself. Here, the recommendations were uploaded only a few days before the impugned order and no effective opportunity to respond was given, so the order was unsustainable for breach of audi alteram partem and was set aside with remand for fresh consideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=440261