National Green Tribunal and Environmental Justice in India: An Appraisal

Abstract The environment is the basis for all life's resources, the basis for many fundamental rights, and as human beings, we have the right to live in a clean and healthy environment, clean water an. The Indian judiciary has made significant contributions in the protection of the environment, ecology, and forest wildlife, etc. Despite its limited powers, the Court played an essential role in this regard. More importantly, from an environmental point of view, it is an eye on the future. A series of legislation has been adopted to protect the purity of air and water and to protect forest degradation, but the provisions of the various legislation have not been seriously implemented by the authorities. In this context, the Government of India has a great opportunity to re-enter into the establishment of the National Green Tribunal of India (NGT), taking into account the current situation of environmental protection, with the aim of using its wide range of powers to deal with environmental issues, such as orders, declarations, fines, imprisonment or rehabilitation orders. This research document attempts to examine the legal features of the NGT in relation to its jurisdiction and powers. Similarly, it was also discussed the leading role of the NGT in the protection of the environment and the judicial analysis of the NGT's judicial powers with the help of decisions.