Case Law Analysis
|National Green Tribunal
Biological Diversity Act, 2002 | NGT Eastern Zone Bars Forest Staff Diversion for Elections, Citing Statutory Duty & Supreme Court Directives
NGT Eastern Zone stayed Assam’s order diverting 1,600 forest personnel for election duties, holding it violates the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Supreme Court directives on forest protection. The ruling underscores statutory obligations to prioritize biodiversity conservation over administrative exigencies, setting a precedent for safeguarding ecological duties during electoral deployments.