The Supreme Court has set aside the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) directions restraining Auroville Foundation from constructing two roads in the township of Tamil Nadu in the case of (The Auroville Foundation v. Navroz Kersasp Mody.)
The bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Prasanna B Varale stated that NGT has exceeded their jurisdiction.
It was underlined that NGT can exercise it’s power only when a substantial question related to the environment arises from violations listed in Schedule I of the NGT Act and no such question existed in this case.
