Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding appointments in State Pollution Control Boards/ Committee, 08/06/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Singh Bhandari Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 08/06/2017 regarding appointments in State Pollution Control Boards/ Committee. NGT noted that some of the SPCB's are being manned by persons not having requisite qualification sometimes by bureaucrats, politicians as can be seen in the case of Pollution Control Board of State of Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, etc.
NGT orders the Chairman of SPCB of the states of Himachal Pradesdh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telengana, Haryana, Maharashtra and Manipur to cease functioning as Chairmen of the respective Pollution Control Boards.
Previous Order Dated 30/05/2017