Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant vs. Shantanu Sharma

ITEM NO.8 COURT NO.7 SECTION XVII

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CIVIL APPEAL Diary No(s).1258/2020

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 24-10-2019 in OA No. 834/2018 and 22-11-2019 in MA No. 231/2019 passed by the National Green Tribunal)

M/S ARAVALI POWER CO. PVT. LTD. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

VEDPRAKASH & ANR. Respondent(s)

(WITH IA No.23615/2020-EX-PARTE STAY and IA No.23614/2020- PERMISSION TO FILE APPEAL )

Date : 14-02-2020 This appeal was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. Adarsh Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Kandpal, Adv. Mr. Anish Gupta, Adv. Ishtiyaque Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Gaurav, AOR

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Permission to file the civil appeals granted.

Mr Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the appellant, submits that the appellant would be in a position to comply with the time line of December 2020, which has been set by the order of the

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Digitally signed by SANJAY KUMAR Date: 2020.02.15 13:30:25 IST Reason:

Signature Not Verified

Pond – IIA. However, it has been submitted that in respect of Pond – I and Pond – III an extension of time would be required and the direction of the NGT would result in shutting down of the thermal power station.

The Court has been apprised of the fact that several steps have been taken by the appellant to ensure the safe disposal of fly ash.

Issue notice, returnable in three weeks.

Dasti, in addition, is permitted.

AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER

(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR)