Environment
Access to justice curbed
A bill to create a green tribunal was tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 31. Will it ease the burden of courts like the government claims? Lawyers and activists Sumana Narayanan spoke to believe the bill in its present form will centralize legal recourse to environmental matters
Sanjay Parikh,
Advocate, Delhi
prima facie
Sanjay Upadhyay,
Enviro Legal Defence Fund, Delhi
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Gopal Krishna,
Ban Asbestos Network India, Delhi
Rajeev Dhavan
Advocate, Delhi
G Mohan Gopal,
Director, National Judicial Academy, Bhopal
Kanchi Kohli,
Kalpavriksh,
ngo
Delhi
Madhu Sarin,
Forest rights activist, Chandigarh
neaa
Key features of the bill