Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 15 July 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Appellant – Rajiv Savara, FCA; Respondents – Darrameks Hotels and Developers Pvt Ltd and others.
- Proceedings: Civil Appeal No. 2014 of 2019 challenging the decision of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on environmental matters in Uttarakhand.
- Background: The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board filed a status report dated 08‑Nov‑2019, which the Court examined.
- Legal Question: Whether the NGT committed any error in law or fact in its earlier order.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
- Counsel for Appellant: Ms. Srishti Agnihotri, Adv. D.P. Singh, Ms. Tara Elizabeth Kurien, Ms. Anchal Kanthed, Ms. K. V. Bharathi Upadhyaya (AOR).
- Counsel for Respondents: Ms. Charanya Lakshmikumaran (AOR), Mr. V. Lakshmikumaran (AOR), and a team of advocates including Nitum Jain, Neha Choudhary, Balraaj Singh, Medha Sinha, L. Badri Narayanan, Swastik Mishra, Yashovardhan Singh, Adithya Nair, Mukesh Verma, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Vatsala Tripathi, Yash Pal Dhingra, Sudarshan Singh Rawat, Madhav Gupta, Sunny Sachin Rawat.
Final Outcome
- The Court held that the National Green Tribunal had not committed any error in law or fact.
- Consequently, the Civil Appeal is dismissed.
- All pending applications, if any, are ordered disposed of.
- The signed order was placed on file by Court Master Kapil Tandon and Nidhi Wason.
Topics: Court Decision, Environmental Regulation