Section 24 of National Green Tribunal Act 2010

Deposit of compensation or relief payable for damage to environment

Section 24 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 governs the treatment of compensation or relief ordered by the National Green Tribunal on the ground of damage to the environment. Where such an amount is awarded, it is required to be remitted to the authority specified under Section 7A(3) of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 for credit to the Environmental Relief Fund.

Environmental Relief Fund: Section 7A of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 provides for establishment of the Environmental Relief Fund. Section 24 of the NGT Act links environmental compensation or relief awarded by the Tribunal with that Fund and permits the amount credited under Section 24(1) to be utilised, notwithstanding the Public Liability Insurance Act, by the prescribed person or authority, in the prescribed manner and for prescribed environmental purposes.

Section 24 of National Green Tribunal Act 2010 "Deposit of amount payable for damage to environment"

(1) Where any amount by way of compensation or relief is ordered to be paid under any award or order made by the Tribunal on the ground of any damage to environment, that amount shall be remitted to the authority specified under sub-section (3) of section 7A of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (6 of 1991) for being credited to the Environmental Relief Fund established under that section.

(2) The amount of compensation or relief credited to the Environmental Relief Fund under sub-section (1), may, notwithstanding anything contained in the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (6 of 1991), be utilised by such persons or authority, in such manner and for such purposes relating to environment, as may be prescribed.

Section 24 of National Green Tribunal Act 2010

Deposit of compensation or relief payable for damage to environment

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL ACT 2010