Reliance on Expert Committee’s Report Without Giving Parties a Chance to Respond as Improper: SC

Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station Vs Ashwani Kumar Dubey & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) In the recent judgment of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station v. Ashwani Kumar Dubey (Civil Appeal No.3856/2022, decided on July 5, 2023), the Supreme Court revisited the principles of natural justice, particularly in relation to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The Court emphasized that the NGT, though a special adjudicatory body, must comply with the same legal standards of natural justice that apply to courts, as outlined in Section 19(1) of the NGT Act. A key aspect of this principle is the...