National Green Tribunal Act

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 - Whether the NGT could have adjudicated upon a violation of the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977, which is not an Act present in Schedule I of the NGT Act - The provisions of the TCP Act required the appellant and second respondent to take prior permission from the TCP Department before changing the nature of the land through their construction - Non-conformity with this stipulation led to a violation of their environmental obligations - In any case, this question is academic because the NGT's impugned judgment grounds its decision in the appellant and second respondent's violation of Section 2 of the Forest Act, which is an Act present within Schedule I of the NGT Act.

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