Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | National Green Tribunal Act Injunction Specific Relief Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Specific Relief Act, 1963 (47 of 1963) National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010) |
Case(s) Referred | Referred Case 0 Referred Case 1 Referred Case 2 |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | National Green Tribunal Act, 2010:s.29 – Bar of jurisdiction of civil court – To cases relating to environment – Held: After the establishment of the Tribunal under the Act, civil court is not competent to entertain a suit relating to environmental issues, in view of s. 29 and the dictum in *Bhopal Gas Case – Such cause/ action ought to be transferred to the Tribunal for adjudication.Specific Relief Act, 1963:s.41(f) – Injunction – Refusal of – Held: In view of s. 41(f), injunction cannot be granted to prevent, on the ground of nuisance, an act of which it is not reasonably clear that it will be a nuisance – In the present case, the civil court was moved challenging the Project when the Project was at nascent stage.s. 41(h) – Injunction – Refusal of – Held: When equally efficacious relief can be obtained by any other usual mode ofproceeding, an injunction cannot be granted – In the present case, the cause of the plaintiffs could have been addressed to the competent authorities concerned with the ProjectRelief:Permanent injunction – Suit for permanent injunction –Against State authorities – Seeking restraining them from starting solid waste disposal project – Held: The plaintiff did not challenge any of the decisions of the competent authority taken with regard to the Project nor any declaratory relief was sought – Relief of permanent injunction simpliciter was not enough – Suit should have been rejected at the threshold – Injunction.Evidence:Burden of proof – to prove actionable nuisance – Held: Initial burden of proof to substantiate the cause of actionable nuisance is on the plaintiff – Weakness in the defence cannot be the basis to grant relief to the plaintiff and to shift burden on the defendants. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.M. Khanwilkar |
Neutral Citation | 2020 INSC 388 |
Petitioner | Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad |
Respondent | Gangaram Narayan Ambekar & Ors. |
SCR | [2020] 6 S.C.R. 303 |
Judgement Date | 2020-05-06 |
Case Number | 2412 |
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