NGT Southern Bench starts functioning again

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal once again witnessed hearings after nearly two years in Chennai on Monday. Goel, chairperson, NGT headed the bench, along with Justice K. Ramakrishnan, Judicial Member and Saibal Dasgupta, Expert Member. Justice Goel said the processes at the NGT have been made simpler, and if applicants could not appear in person or did not have financial resources, they could file their application online, but would still need to pay the application fee. Earlier, Justice Goel, flanked by Justice Ramakrishnan and Mr. Dasgupta, told a group of lawyers in an informal meeting that they too had to be proactive in favour of the environment. We will work towards faster delivery of judgements and do our best for the environment,” Justice Ramakrishnan told the lawyers.