NGT warrant against Delhi chief secretary

June 01, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:35 am IST - NEW DELHI:

The National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrant against the Delhi chief secretary for failure of officials to appear before it to apprise it of the implementation of closure orders of stainless steel pickling firms.

“None is present on behalf of the government of NCT of Delhi. As nobody is present on behalf of respondent No 1— government of NCT of Delhi despite service of notice, we issue bailable warrant in the sum of Rs.10,000 to the satisfaction of the arresting officer against the chief secretary of the respondent No 1 for securing the presence under provisions of NGT Act,” a Bench headed by judicial member U. D. Salvi said. The Tribunal said it had issued the notice to the government of NCT of Delhi and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to respond regarding the implementation of the closure orders issued to the pickling industries. The Bench said that the bailable warrants are returnable on July 1, the next date of hearing.

Counsel for DJB, who was present during the hearing of plea, sought some time to file its reply, which was granted by the Bench. The Bench was hearing a plea filed by NGO, All India Lokadhikar Sangthan, seeking execution of an order by which the green panel had directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take action against stainless steel pickling industries.

The green panel had issued notice to the DPCC, DJB and Delhi government on implementation of closure orders against several industrial units, mainly steel pickling units, in Wazirpur Industrial Area for discharging harmful effluents in drains that empty in the Yamuna.On April 30 the Tribunal directed CPCB to inspect stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur.— PTI

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