Talli Gram Panchayat vs Union of India; 2025 INSC 1331 - NGT Act - Limitation
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 -Section 16(h) - The period of limitation for filing an appeal will commence from the earliest of the date on which the communication is carried out by any of the duty bearers- When obligation to communicate the decision vests in multiple authorities, it is appropriate to infer that the communication is complete when the ‘person aggrieved’ receives information from the earliest of the communication. (Para 10-14)
Environmental Law - Environmental issues are not always adversarial, rather they operate as public law concerns. (Para 6)
Case Info
Case Details
- Case name: Talli Gram Panchayat vs Union of India & Ors.
- Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1331
- Coram: Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha; Justice Atul S. Chandurkar
- Judgment date: November 19, 2025
- Appeal number: Civil Appeal No. 731 of 2023
Caselaws and citations
- Khatri Hotels (P) Ltd. v. Union of India: (2011) 9 SCC 126 — principle of first accrual of limitation.
- Rajeev Gupta v. Prashant Garg: 2025 SCC OnLine SC 889 — followed for first accrual principle.
- Save Mon Region Federation & Anr. v. Union of India: 2013(1) All India NGT Reporter 1 — earliest communication triggers limitation under Section 16 NGT Act.
- Medha Patkar & Ors. v. MoEF & Ors.: 2013 SCC OnLine NGT 63 — communication complete when any stakeholder fulfills obligations; earliest date governs limitation.
- V. Sundar Proprietor Chemicals, India v. Union of India & Ors.: 2015 SCC OnLine NGT 145 — sufficiency of newspaper publication indicating EC and where full EC can be accessed.
Statutes/laws referred
- National Green Tribunal Act, 2010: Section 16(h); proviso allowing condonation up to 60 days; Section 22 (civil appeal).
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: Section 3(2).
- Environment (Protection) Rules: Rule 5.
- EIA Notification, 2006: Paragraph/Clause 10 — post-EC public communication and display requirements by MoEF&CC/SEIAA, project proponent, SPCB, and local bodies.
- Right to Information Act, 2005: Mentioned regarding appellant’s RTI reply date (context to limitation argument).
Suggested Readings:
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