IN A relief to Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal, who was summoned by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in a case on sea pollution, the Supreme Court on Friday said the commissioner need not be present in person before the tribunal. It had also asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) why coercive action should not be taken against corporation for non-compliance of the tribunal’s order. Following this, the BMC moved the SC, seeking relief against the NGT order. “The municipal corporation and the municipal commissioner must respond to the notice, which has been issued by the NGT. The NGT order to the BMC came after NGO Vanshakti had moved an execution application, seeking directions to implement the tribunal’s judgment.

Source: Indian Express August 14, 2021 14:27 UTC