Vijay Kumar Padalia vs State Of Uttarakhand 2025 INSC 660 - NGT Act


National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 - Section 14,16 - NGT dismissed an Original Application on the ground that the order granting sanction was challenged and, therefore, the applicant should have filed an appeal under Section 16 of the NGT Act - Allowing appeal, SC observed: This is a case where there has been miscarriage of justice and technicalities have been overstretched to dismiss and oust the appellant- Even accepting that the order granting sanction is appealable, theNGT should have permitted the appellant to either amend the Original Application, as filed, or permitted him to file a fresh appeal under Section 16 of the NGT Act.

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