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NGT warrants against officials of states, UTs
NEW DELHI: Taking exception to officials of several states and UTs not appearing before it during proceedings on protection of biodiversity, the National Green Tribunal
NEW DELHI: Taking exception to officials of several states and UTs not appearing before it during proceedings on protection of biodiversity, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued bailable warrants against their resident commissioners here.
The green panel was carrying out proceedings on a plea alleging that various states and union territories have “failed” to pay attention to the unique biodiversity of the country and sought implementation of provisions of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules, 2004.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued bailable warrant against the Resident Commissioners of Gujarat, Karnataka, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab and Tripura for not appearing before it despite issuance of notice.
It also issued warrants against the officers of Chandigarh, Andaman& Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
The bench fixed the next hearing on September 29 on the plea filed by Pune resident Chandra Bhal Singh.
