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SC stays Rs 1,000 crore NGT penalty on Punjab for failure to manage waste

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order imposing Rs 1,000 crore penalty on the Punjab government for failure to manage legacy waste and untreated sewage.

PARMOD KUMAR | New Delhi | September 20, 2024 8:42 pm

SC stays Rs 1,000 crore NGT penalty on Punjab for failure to manage waste

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order imposing Rs 1,000 crore penalty on the Punjab government for failure to manage legacy waste and untreated sewage.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra asked the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to respond to the appeal by the Punjab government against the green tribunal’s order.

The NGT had asked the Punjab government to deposit a fine with the Central Pollution Control Board as environment compensation. It said repeated orders were passed in the hope that the state government would take serious, substantial and urgent steps to comply with provisions of Environmental Laws.

Noting that the Punjab government has miserably failed to comply with its order, the NGT said stringent, punitive and preventive action is required against the Punjab government for the non-compliance of environmental laws while imposing fine against the state government.

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SC refuses to transfer trial in 2015 cash-for-vote case against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy outside the state

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to transfer the trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote case against Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy outside the state and also accepted his (Chief Minister) apology on his remarks against the top court decision granting bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha.

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SC dismisses curative plea by telcos seeking correction in AGR calculation

In a big setback for telecom companies, the Supreme Court has dismissed their curative pleas seeking correction of alleged errors in Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) calculation.

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SC dismisses TSPs’ curative pleas for recalculation of AGR dues

The curative plea had stated that since the petitioner is already bearing an excessively high rate of interest on delayed payment which is akin to penalty, it should not be further burdened with penalty and interest on penalty.