NGT Eastern Zone Bench disposes material litigation alleging Environment Protection Act violations
NGT Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata, disposed of Original Application No. 57/2023/EZ - Ajay Rajak v. Ministry of Coal & Ors - alleging Environment Protection Act violations at Dhanbad sites.
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- Original Application No.
- 57/2023/EZ
- NGT order date
- 08.10.2026
- Exchange disclosure date
- 16.10.2026
What the company disclosed
Bharat Coking Coal Limited has informed the stock exchanges that the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata, has disposed of Original Application No. 57/2023/EZ, titled Ajay Rajak v. Ministry of Coal & Ors, vide an order dated 08.10.2026.
The disclosure is in continuation of a litigation that was set out in the company's offer documents and is described as a material litigation.
What the application was about
The application shared before the NGT's Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata alleged violations of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 by the company and others. It contended that illegal mining was occurring at Central Surunga Paharigora, Parbad Laxmi Colliery and other sites located at Alakdiha OP, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
Why the Tribunal disposed of it
The Tribunal did not consider it proper to exercise parallel jurisdiction, when identical reliefs are pending before the Hon'ble High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi.
In plain terms: the Tribunal declined to hear the matter alongside the High Court, and the application before it stands disposed of. The disclosure states that identical reliefs continue to be pending before the Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi.
What to keep in mind
- The NGT order is dated 08.10.2026; the company's disclosure to the exchanges is dated 16.10.2026.
- The matter was among the material litigations disclosed in the company's offer documents.
- The disposal was on the ground that identical reliefs are pending before the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, which the Tribunal cited while declining to exercise parallel jurisdiction.
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