NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Right to environmental justice is the foremost stage towards achieving the goals of environmental protection by defining it in a language of equality and a guarantee of legitimacy for allI stakeholders; the right to plea or review; special natural courts and other dispute resolution mechanisms. In this background, India's obligation to the new National Green Tribunal (NGT) is of supreme importance. In quest of a balanced judicial forum to advance green law, NGT is a fast' court with great power, consisting of judges and experts in the natural sciences. Section 20 of theNational Green Tribunal Act 2010 authorizes the application of the principles underpinning international environmental law, namely, sustainable development, monitoring mechanisms and 'polluter pays principles'. This article deliberates the application of these principles in the context of Indians, thus recognizing its global commitment to environmental protection. The article states thatthe participation of technology specialists in policymaking endorses improved environmental outcomes while simultaneously distinguishing technical uncertainty. India's record as a progressive authority on environmental issues through its justice system functions worldwide. The neoteric National Green Tribunal of India (NGT) - officially defined as a 'special body equipped with the essential capability to deal with ecological disputes involving manifold problems - is a platform that offers a great extent of environmental justice. The NGT, in the implementation of its supreme powers, has members of the judiciary and technical experts who decide cases in an open forum. 'Medium' specialists, rather than 'set aside', are in the process of making NGT decisions. Overall the role, objectives and functions of National Green Tribunal in achieving sustainable development are widely discussed in the current paper.