Section 16 NGT Act 2010 prescribes the PERIOD OF LIMITATION for filing applications. The application may be filed within:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 16 NGT Act 2010: 'Any person aggrieved by an order or decision, made, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, by the appellate authority under section 28 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974... [etc.]'
2. Limitation: 30 days from communication of order (extendable by 60 days under proviso).
3. Section 14 disputes: 6 months from date when cause first arose, extendable by 60 days for sufficient cause.
4. Compared to civil suits (3 years general limitation under Limitation Act 1963), NGT has shorter periods.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — National Green Tribunal Act 2010, Section 16_
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