NGT holds that employers must pay compensation under Sarla Verma principles, beyond statutory payouts, for fatal industrial accidents caused by negligence.
Supreme Court holds that NGT may use project cost or turnover to quantify environmental compensation under polluter pays principle, provided it is rational and reasoned.
National Green Tribunal upholds absolute liability of project proponent for environmental damage under Polluter Pays Principle, rejecting tripartite agreement as shield from statutory liability.
NGT mandates strict floodplain demarcation based on 25-year flood frequency and full STP compliance to protect the Narmada River, setting binding environmental governance standards.
National Green Tribunal directs site inspection and joint committee report to enforce environmental laws against illegal stone crusher operating without statutory clearances.