2024 INSC 931
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NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NOS.7004-7005 OF 2021
S. N. DUBEY AND OTHERS …APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
RAMAN KHANDELWAL AND OTHERS …RESPONDENT(S)
WITH
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 7664-7666 OF 2021
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 6185-6186 OF 2021
J U D G M E N T
B.R. Gavai, J.
1. These appeals challenge the judgments and orders dated
20.03.2020 and 06.04.2021 passed by the learned National
Green Tribunal, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “NGT”) in
OA No. 67 of 2015 (CZ) and Review Application No. 12 of 2020
respectively. There are a total of three appeals. One appeal is
filed by the State Government, another by the Special Armed
Forces and the third one by the private individuals affected by
the orders passed by the learned NGT.
2. Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (Raman Khandelwal, Deepak
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Gupta and Sharad Singh Kumhre) had filed an Original
Application being OA No. 67 of 2015 (CZ) praying for directions
to preserve and protect the area known as Bajrang Nagar
Pahadi in village Karondi in District Jabalpur, Madhya
Pradesh.
3. It appears that on 19.10.2016 the learned NGT had
appointed one of its Former Expert Member as a Court
Commissioner and he was asked to submit a report. The Court
Commissioner visited the site on 21.11.2016 and submitted
his report on 08.12.2016.
4. In the report, the sal...