Container Corporation Of India Limited vs. Nct Delhi

ITEM NO.14 COURT NO.12 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 No(s).1536/2019

APACE TRANSCO PVT. LTD. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

THE REGISTRAR NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH & ORS. Respondent(s)

(WITH IA No.23473/2019-EX-PARTE STAY )

Date : 22-02-2019 This appeal was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA

For Appellant(s) Mr. Ashish Verma, Adv. Mr. Mrinmay Bhattmewara, Adv. Mr. Vivek Gupta, AOR

For Respondent(s)

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

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant has submitted that he is the owner of the truck, and sealed containers were being lifted by a crane within the premises of the ICD when the leakage of gas took place.

On this ground, it has been urged that the National Green Tribunal was in error in subjecting the appellant to an award of damages in the amount of Rs 50 lakhs.

Issue notice returnable in four weeks.

In the meanwhile, the aforesaid direction in the impugned order dated 24 October 2018 of the National

Green Tribunal as against the appellant shall remain stayed.

(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR) AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER