Section 17 NGT Act 2010 provides that the NGT shall, in providing relief or compensation, adopt the PRINCIPLES of:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 20 NGT Act 2010: 'The Tribunal shall, while passing any order or decision or award, apply the principles of sustainable development, the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle.'
2. This statutorily codifies the three principles that the Supreme Court had recognised as part of Indian environmental law:
3. (a) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Vellore Citizens, 1996; Narmada Bachao Andolan, 2000);
4. (b) PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE (Vellore Citizens, 1996; A.P. Pollution Control Board, 1999/2001);
5. (c) POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE (Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action, 1996).
6. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — National Green Tribunal Act 2010, Section 20_
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