https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468100 The National Green Tribunal cannot abdicate its statutory adjudicatory role under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 by sending a pending environmental dispute to an administrative committee. Committees may assist with fact-finding and technical inputs, but they cannot replace the Tribunal's decision-making function where reliefs such as environmental restitution and compensation fall within its jurisdiction under Sections 14 and 15. An order that displaces the Tribunal's adjudicatory process without deciding the merits is unsustainable, and the proceedings must be restored for adjudication. en-us Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:12:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468100 The National Green Tribunal cannot abdicate its statutory adjudicatory role under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 by sending a pending environmental dispute to an administrative committee. Committees may assist with fact-finding and technical inputs, but they cannot replace the Tribunal's decision-making function where reliefs such as environmental restitution and compensation fall within its jurisdiction under Sections 14 and 15. An order that displaces the Tribunal's adjudicatory process without deciding the merits is unsustainable, and the proceedings must be restored for adjudication. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468100