A bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar pulled up the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for passing one such order without hearing the party to the case.
Senior Advocate Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the appellant in a case challenging the NGT order, submitted that the ruling by NGT imposing a heavy fine was passed without hearing his client.
Further, it was contended the tribunal had ignored findings that the damaging blasts in question were not attributable to the appellant-company.
“How are these tribunals functioning, passing orders based only on committee reports, without giving notice to parties? Total violation of principles of natural justice,“ Justice Gavai remarked.
Justice Ravikumar weighed in saying that there were several such instances with the matters ending up before the top court.
Source: Barandbench
