{"id":197151,"date":"2021-08-16T11:18:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T05:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=197151"},"modified":"2021-11-16T18:23:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T12:53:15","slug":"supreme-court-stays-ngt-action-against-bmc-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/constitutional-law-news\/supreme-court-news\/supreme-court-stays-ngt-action-against-bmc-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court stays NGT action against BMC Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Supreme Court<\/a> has stayed the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT), summoning the Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over increasing pollution in various water bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah observed on Friday that Commissioner I S Chahal need not be present in person before the tribunal, as ordered by NGT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The apex court added that since corporation and officials are engaged in controlling the pandemic, they should be given reasonable time to file compliance. The SC further asked the NGT not to initiate coercive action against the commissioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, it refused to stay the NGT proceedings in the matter of discharge of untreated sewage in sea and water bodies. On July 16, during the hearing of the case, taking note of delays in implementation of the sewage disposal plan in Mumbai, the NGT had directed Mr Chahal to appear before the tribunal in person. It had also asked the BMC why coercive action should not be taken against the Corporation for non-compliance of the tribunal\u2019s order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following this, the BMC moved the SC, seeking relief against the NGT order. On Friday, the apex court directed the BMC and the municipal commissioner to submit an affidavit, indicating steps to be taken by the corporation to comply with the tribunal orders within a fortnight on sewage treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n