Within how many days, an appeal can be made by an aggrieved person by decision of the National Green Tribunal to the Supreme Court?

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Correct — D, ninety days. Under Section 22 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, any person aggrieved by an award, decision or order of the Tribunal may appeal to the Supreme Court within ninety days of the date on which the order is communicated. The Supreme Court may entertain an appeal filed after this period (up to a further sixty days) if satisfied there was sufficient cause for the delay, but the normal appeal window is ninety days.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Thirty days is not the prescribed NGT-to-Supreme-Court appeal period; the Act fixes ninety days.  (b) Forty-five days is not prescribed for this appeal under the NGT Act, 2010.  (c) Sixty days is only the extra period the Supreme Court may condone for delay - not the appeal window itself, which is ninety days.

Concept: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is a specialised statutory body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 to decide environmental cases speedily. It is not a court but exercises the powers of a civil court; its orders can be challenged before the Supreme Court.

State PCS 2020 Q19 — Environment & Ecology PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q19 — Environment & Ecology PYQ with Answer