Section 25 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 provides the statutory mechanism for enforcing an award, order or decision of the Tribunal. An NGT award, order or decision is executable by the Tribunal as a decree of a civil court, and the Tribunal has the powers of a civil court for that purpose.
The Tribunal may also transmit an order or award to a civil court having local jurisdiction. That civil court must execute it as if it were a decree made by that court. Where a person liable for death, personal injury, damage to property or damage to the environment fails to make the payment or deposit directed within the period specified by the Tribunal, the amount may be recovered as arrears of land revenue or of public demand. This recovery is without prejudice to a complaint for prosecution under the NGT Act or any other law for the time being in force.
Section 25 of National Green Tribunal Act 2010 "Execution of award or order or decision of Tribunal"
(1) An award or order or decision of the Tribunal under this Act shall be executable by the Tribunal as a decree of a civil court, and for this purpose, the Tribunal shall have all the powers of a civil court.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Tribunal may transmit any order or award made by it to a civil court having local jurisdiction and such civil court shall execute the order or award as if it were a decree made by that court.
(3) Where the person responsible, for death of, or injury to any person or damage to any property and environment, against whom the award or order is made by the Tribunal, fails to make the payment or deposit the amount as directed by the Tribunal within the period so specified in the award or order, such amount, without prejudice to the filing of complaint for prosecution for an offence under this Act or any other law for the time being in force, shall be recoverable from the aforesaid person as arrears of land revenue or of public demand.
Official resources
National Green Tribunal - Official Website
Section 22 Appeal to Supreme Court
Section 24 Deposit of amount payable for damage to environment
Section 25 Execution of award or order or decision of Tribunal
Section 26 Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Tribunal
Section 27 Offences by companies
Section 28 Offences by Government Department
Section 29 Bar of jurisdiction
Section 30 Cognizance of offences
Section 31 Members and staff of Tribunal to be public servants
Section 32 Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 33 Act to have overriding effect