EFFECTIVENESS OF GREEN TRIBUNALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

AUTHOR – PRIYA. C, STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, TAMILNADU DR.AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY.

BEST CITATION – PRIYA. C, EFFECTIVENESS OF GREEN TRIBUNALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (3) OF 2024, PG. 697-700, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

India’s tremendous growth in population has resulted in increasing number of environmental issues and its consequences . However, these issues are mostly left unaddressed as the political and social policies of the state predominantly focus on the contemporary economic challenges. Therefore, on the account of encountering the environmental issues, the government of India has established National Green Tribunal, with its branches operating throughout the country. The Green Tribunal is a statutory body set up to handle cases regarding environmental issues and to deliver time bound decisions for such cases. Though it is efficiently working on adjudication, there are some reforms that National Green Tribunal (NGT) should consider for its progress. Through this paper, the author explores three inevitable challenges that NGT has to address in terms of political interests and management of resources. The resources of this research are primarily doctrinal and it follows a historical approach in analyzing the fundamental since its establishment.The research begins with an introduction of environmental tribunals, following which it explains the development of National Green Tribunal. Furthermore it gives a detailed overview of the challenges encountered by Green Tribunal since its inception. Finally  it concludes by recommending the most comprehensive solutions to approach these environmental challenges.