The Court also highlighted how the legislature has been “dumb” in providing statutory appeals against orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directly to the Supreme Court.
“We do not want to use the word, but legislature has been dumb in this regard. We don’t want to use the word but that is the word. We do not know what happened to Roger Mathew…every case ultimately ends up in this Court,” said Justice KM Joseph.
Attorney General KK Venugopal, who was appearing on behalf of the Central government, said that it is the prerogative of the legislature to provide for statutory appeals to the top court.
“After Roger Mathew judgment, a Tribunal Reforms Act was brought in and it was struck down. Now thereafter an ordinance was brought in and it is under challenge. Government is quite clear that so far as court is concerned, it is a policy issue we have maintained,” the AG submitted.
Source: Barandbench
