SC stays NGT orders imposing fines on NOIDA authority, Delhi Jal Board over untreated sewage

The supreme court stayed the National Green Tribunal order imposing a fine of Rs 100 crore on NOIDA for failing to prevent untreated sewage from flowing into the Kondli irrigation canal, and a Rs 50 crore fine on the Delhi Jal Board for the release of untreated sewage in the Yamuna

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal imposing a fine of Rs 100 crore on NOIDA for failing to prevent untreated sewage from flowing into the Kondli irrigation canal.

The top court also stayed the NGT order asking the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay a fine of Rs 50 crore for the release of untreated sewage in the Yamuna River in the national capital.

“Issue notice. Returnable in eight weeks. Pending further orders, the direction of the National Green Tribunal asking the NOIDA and DJB to pay Rs 100 crore and Rs 50 crore respectively as fine will remain stayed,” the bench said.

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