Behind the Future City hearing: the tribunal India set up for environment cases alone

Background

Telangana's Future City Development Authority has filed its reply before the National Green Tribunal, so it is worth knowing what that Tribunal is. The National Green Tribunal was set up on 18 October 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. Its stated purpose is the effective and speedy disposal of cases on environmental protection, the conservation of forests and other natural resources, the enforcement of legal rights relating to the environment, and relief and compensation for damage to persons and property. Its principal bench sits at New Delhi. It has four zonal benches, at Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai. The Telangana matter went before the Chennai bench, which covers the southern zone.