The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
18. Application or
appeal to Tribunal. –
1.
Each
application under sections 14 and 15 or an appeal under section 16 shall, be
made to the Tribunal in such form, contain such particulars, and, be
accompanied by such documents and such fees as may be prescribed.
2.
Without
prejudice to the provisions contained in section 16, an application for grant
of relief or compensation or settlement of dispute may be made to the Tribunal
by-
a. the person, who has
sustained the injury; or
b. the owner of the
property to which the damage has been caused; or
c. where death has
resulted from the environmental damage, by all or any of the legal
representatives of the deceased; or
d. any agent duly
authorised by such person or owner of such property or all or any of the legal
representatives of the deceased, as the case may be; or
e. any person aggrieved,
including any representative body or organisation; or
f. the Central
Government or a State Government or a Union territory Administration or the
Central Pollution Control Board or a State Pollution Control Board or a
Pollution Control Committee or a local authority, or any environmental
authority constituted or established under the Environment (Protection) Act,
1986 or any other law for the time being in force:
Provided that where
all the legal representatives of the deceased have not joined in any such
application for compensation or relief or settlement of dispute, the
application shall be made on behalf of, or, for the benefit of all the legal
representatives of the deceased and the legal representatives who have not so
joined shall be impleaded as respondents to the application:
Provided further that
the person, the owner, the legal representative, agent, representative body or
organisation shall not be entitled to make an application for grant of relief
or compensation or settlement of dispute if such person, the owner, the legal
representative, agent, representative body or organisation have preferred an
appeal under section 16.
1.
2.
3.
The
application, or as the case may be, the appeal filed before the Tribunal under
this Act shall be dealt with by it as expeditiously as possible and endeavour
shall be made by it to dispose of the application, or, as the case may be, the
appeal, finally within six months from the date of filing of the application,
or as the case may be, the appeal, after providing the parties concerned an
opportunity to be heard.