Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 388 · Decided 6 May 2020
Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad v. Gangaram Narayan Ambekar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 388 · [2020] 6 S.C.R. 303
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2412/2020
- Decided
- 6 May 2020
- Bench
- A.M. KHANWILKAR, DINESH MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Specific Relief Act Section 41(f)
Headnote
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: s.29 - Bar of jurisdiction of civil court - To cases relating to environment - Held: After the establishment of the Tribunal under the Act, civil court is not competent to entertain a suit relating to environmental issues, in view of s. 29 in *Bhopal Gas Case - Such cause/ action ought to be transferred to the Tribunal for adjudication. Specific Relief Act, 1963: s.41(f) - Injunction - Refusal of - Held: In view of s. 41(f), injunction cannot be granted to prevent, on the ground of nuisance, an act of which
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