Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against NGT Order Dismissing Challenge to Pond Allotment — State Cannot Alienate Common Water Bodies for Industrial Use Under Guise of Providing Alternatives. The Court held that ponds are public utilities meant for common use and cannot be commercialized, relying on precedents under Article 21 and the public trust doctrine.
25 Nov 2019The appellant, a resident of village Saini in Gautam Budh Nagar, filed an original application before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) alleging that ...
