Volume : 9, Issue : 3, MAR 2023

DRA ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

IMPRINTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JURISPRUDENCE IN INDIA: NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL V/S ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

ETI GUPTA

Abstract

Environmental law has had a worldwide surge since the start of the 1990s. Since then, Environmental Jurisprudence has advanced significantly. In a series of decisions, the Supreme Court had advocated for the creation of environmental courts. The National Green Tribunal was established on October 18, 2010, in the year 2010. It was intended to be a specialized organization to handle issues that had a multidisciplinary nature. The tribunals currently function as systems that have improved upon their original flaws. This paper aims to analyses the creation of the National Green Tribunal as well as the legal developments and reforms it has spurred. This essay will examine the study of many tribunal orders as well as the constraints that have constrained the tribunal's goal. Presently, there are more than 1200 environmental courts devoted to resolving environmental issues. India has made progress in this direction, and good governance and enforcement are crucial for realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The National Green Tribunal's main goal is to devote all of its resources to protecting the environment, using all of its authority to reduce negative environmental effects and offer remedies and compensation where necessary. The National Green Tribunal was established in order to help increase the enforcement of environmental law in India, where policy enforcement has historically lagged. It focuses on a succinct history of legislation that were developed in India to preserve the environment and pursue environmental justice. The article also provides a brief explanation of individual National Green Tribunal interventions that had a significant positive impact on the environment and society at large.

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