Who is entitled to file an application for the grant of relief or compensation or settlement of dispute under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010?
CS Executive · Economic and Commercial Laws · PYQS · December 2019
Who is entitled to file an application for the grant of relief or compensation or settlement of dispute under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010?
Answer & Explanation:
According to Section 18 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, an application for the grant of relief or compensation or settlement of dispute may be made to the National Green Tribunal by the following persons/entities: The person, who has sustained the injury. The owner of the property to which the damage has been caused. Where death has resulted from the environmental damage, by all or any of the legal representatives of the deceased. Any agent duly authorised by such person or owner of such property or all or any of the legal representatives of the deceased, as the case may be. Any person aggrieved, including any representative body or organisation. The Central Government or a State Government or a Union Territory Administration or the Central Pollution Control Board or a State Pollution Control Board or a Pollution Control Committee or a local authority, or any environmental authority constituted or established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or any other law for the time being in force.
Topics: National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
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