Legal update about the NGT

On November 21st, India’s Supreme Court heard an appeal filed by the Auroville Foundation office against the ruling of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) of April 2022. which emphasized the need for comprehensive town plans and environmental clearance before embarking on any development, while giving conditional clearance for creating the Crown Road. Supreme Court Justice J. Kaul found that all of the events and actions of the NGT are as per its jurisdiction and that there was no cause for any special actions. The next hearing at the Supreme Court has been scheduled for December 7th