The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily on the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) after it alleged that the group that had approached the panel were publicity seekers who used 5-year-old children to protest
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily on the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) after it alleged that the group that had approached the panel were publicity seekers who used 5-year-old children to protest.
MMRC is respondent number -5 in the hearing that is going on at the NGT. MMRC in its affidavit filed before NGT has stated, “The Applicants are litigation propagators, who had with malafide intention sought to stall a public project, which has passed through several examinations from the point of environment and economic feasibility. Any order passed by the Tribunal will frustrate rightly commenced project and would be detriment to the society and thus, the Application needs to be dismissed in limine.”
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NGT has come down heavily on MMRC and in its order has said, “We find that the Application is maintainable and grounds urged by the Respondent No.5, requires rejection. As grounds raised are merit less we saddle costs of Rs 5,000/- on the Respondent No.5 to be paid to the Applicants. This costs shall be paid within three (3) weeks from now.”
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