NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal today barred the chairpersons of nine state pollution control boards (SPCBs) from functioning with immediate effect for not being appointed in consonance with the judgement of the tribunal.
A vacation bench, headed by Justice R S Rathore, ordered chiefs of SPCBs of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Kerala, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra to stop their functioning.
The green panel, however, granted three months to Delhi Government and two months to Punjab and Uttar Pradesh for making appointments to their pollution control boards as per the guidelines issued by it.
The matter is listed for next hearing on July 4. (AGENCIES)
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