Benzo Chem Industrial Private Limited vs Arvind Manohar Mahajan

ik-99242554 Supreme Court of India 27 November 2024 • 5 min read

Judges (2)

B.R. Gavai Delivered K.V. Viswanathan Coram

Counsel (21)

A.N.S. Nadkarni Counsel Appellant Allan David Counsel Appellant Feroze Ahmad Counsel Respondent G. Pal Counsel Respondent Gaurav Singh Counsel Respondent Jayesh Srivastava Counsel Appellant Mukesh Verma Counsel Respondent Nadiya Sarguroh Counsel Appellant Pankaj Kumar Singh Counsel Respondent Pawan Kumar Shukla Counsel Respondent Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi Counsel Respondent Rubi Kumari Counsel Respondent S.S. Rebello Counsel Appellant Shashank Singh Counsel Respondent Shyamali Gadre Counsel Respondent Soumik Ghosal Counsel Respondent Swapnil Srivastava Counsel Appellant Vatsala Tripathi Counsel Respondent Vivek Jain Counsel Appellant Waseem Pangarkar Counsel Appellant Zulfiqur Menon Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

Benzo Chem Industrial Private Limited Appellant Maharashtra Pollution Control Board Respondent National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Respondent Arvind Manohar Mahajan Respondent

Case Significance

Benzo Chem Industrial Private Limited vs Arvind Manohar Mahajan is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 27, 2024 (citation: ik-99242554). The appellant chemical company challenged a Rs. 25 crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal for alleged environmental non-compliance. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, finding that the NGT showed total non-application of mind as both MPCB and NEERI reports confirmed no non-compliances, and the penalty methodology based on operative revenue was arbitrary. The bench comprised Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.R. Gavai.

Summary

The appellant chemical company challenged a Rs. 25 crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal for alleged environmental non-compliance. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, finding that the NGT showed total non-application of mind as both MPCB and NEERI reports confirmed no non-compliances, and the penalty methodology based on operative revenue was arbitrary.

What was the outcome of Benzo Chem Industrial Private Limited vs Arvind Manohar Mahajan?

The appellant chemical company challenged a Rs. 25 crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal for alleged environmental non-compliance. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, finding that th...

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