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- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed the National Green Tribunal has been weakened by the Narendra Modi government over the past ten years.
- A report by the South Asian Reporter for Environment Laws found that the tribunal did not rule in favor of any environmental or public-interest parties in cases heard on merits between January and June 2026.
- Industry proponents secured favorable rulings in approximately 60 percent of their appeals during the same period.
- The findings suggest the tribunal has failed to provide effective environmental justice as intended by the National Green Tribunal Act of 2010.
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Jairam Ramesh
former Environment Minister
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“A study published by the South Asian Reporter for Environment Laws (SAREL) on 19 September 2026 found that, during the first six months of 2026, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) did not rule in favour of an environmental or public-interest party in a single appeal heard on merits”
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…or public-interest party in a single appeal heard on merits in the first six months of this year. The former Environment Minister said the NGT should now rediscover the letter and spirit of the NGT Act, 2010. “ A study published by the South Asian Reporter for Environment Laws (SAREL) on 19 September 2026 found that, during the first six months of 2026, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) did not rule in favour of an environmental or public-interest party in a single appeal heard on merits ,” Mr. Ramesh said in a post on X. He said that 119 appeals were filed before the NGT’s five benches between January and June 2026, and 52 were dismissed on procedural grounds. This, in itself, he said, is questionable.…
“Over the past decade it has been emasculated by the Modi government”
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…significant given that the NGT was established in June 2010 through an Act of Parliament to provide effective and expeditious environmental justice to the citizens of the country, the Congress general secretary said. “ Over the past decade it has been emasculated by the Modi government ,” Mr. Ramesh said, adding that the tribunal must “recover and rediscover its courage”. SAREL analysis The analysis by SAREL examined the 119 appeals filed at the five benches of the NGT between January and June. While…
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