Monday, August 25, 2025

Rule of Imposing Penalty

Generation of revenue, or its quantum, would have no nexus with the amount of penalty to be ascertained for environmental damages. Rule of law does not permit State or its agencies to extract a ‘pound of flesh’, even in environmental matters. The NGT should act within the contours of the powers conferred on it which is Section 15 of the NGT Act of 2010. - C.L. Gupta Exports Ltd v. Adil Ansari [2025] GCtR 1440 (SC)



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