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New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has observed that while it imposes a fine for contravening environmental norms, violators should be allowed to be heard, besides being informed of the facility to file an appeal.

The green body was hearing a matter in which the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) had imposed an environmental compensation of Rs eight lakh on four illegal stone crushing units in Nilothi village for causing air pollution. , noise and water.

“The material presented before this court shows that the DPCC had merely issued show cause notices to the violators imposing a compensation of Rs 2 lakh on each of the four units and had made reference to the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Punjabi Bagh to recover the quantity. “said a bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and learned member Afroz Ahmad in an order dated November 22.

He said show cause notices for imposing CE were being treated as “final orders”. “We are of the considered opinion that in such cases the order imposing EC should be passed after giving the offenders an opportunity to file a reply, if any, and an opportunity to be heard and while passing such orders, it should be inform offenders about the situation.” availability of remedy of filing an appeal against the same,” the court said. PTI MNR AS AS

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