Item No. 10 Court No. 1

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

(By Video Conferencing)

Original Application No. 439/2019

(With report dated 13.06.2020)

Sushil Raghav Applicant(s)

Versus

Union of & Ors. Respondent(s)

Date of hearing: 21.07.2020

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. P. WANGDI, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. NAGIN NANDA, EXPERT MEMBER

Applicant(s): Mr. Rahul Choudhary, Advocate

Respondent(s): Mr. Amit Tiwari, Advocate for MVDA Mr. Daleep Dhyani, Advocate for UPPCB

ORDER

1. The issue for consideration is the pollution of Kund and

Shyam Kund in Village Arita in District, , by discharge of sewage and domestic waste.

2. The matter was last considered on 03.03.2020 in the light of earlier order dated 11.10.2019 directing the State PCB to take steps under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. The

Tribunal also sought a response from Mathura Development

Authority (MVDA). The MVDA has filed its response on 13.06.2020 to the effect that same issue is being dealt with in O.A No. 299/2013, Giriraj

Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Ors v. Department of Environment &

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Forest & Ors and steps have been explained in the said matter which is now listed for hearing on 11.08.2020.

3. While we accept the prayer to defer the matter to 11.8.2020, having regard to the nature of issues in this matter, we request the

Oversight Committee constituted by this Tribunal under the

Chairmanship of Justice S.V.S. Rathore, former Judge of the Allahabad

High Court to look into the issue and give its independent report in the matter by e-mail at [email protected] preferably in the form of searchable PDF/ OCR Support PDF and not in the form of Image PDF. A copy of this order be sent to Justice S.V.S. Rathore, former Judge of the

Allahabad High Court by email.

List again on 11.08.2020 along with O.A No. 299/2013.

Adarsh Kumar Goel, CP

S. P. Wangdi, JM

Dr. Nagin Nanda, EM

July 21, 2020 Original Application No. 439/2019 AK

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