New Delhi: Would the Centre create a dedicated all India environment management services (AIEMS) as per recommendations of a high level committee led by ex-cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian, the Supreme Court asked on Friday, despite harbouring lurking doubts about its jurisdiction to enter into a highly opinionated thicket.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh sent notice to the Centre on a PIL by Samar Vijay Singh, who through senior advocate K Sultan Singh argued that the Subramanian committee recommendations for establishment of National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and state EMA to monitor implementation of environmental protection measures in every project at ground level would go a long way in arresting the continuous assault on the environment and forests posing huge threat to the country.
Justice Kaul’s initial reaction to the PIL — “Do we take over governance” — was mollified through a long discussion initiated by Justice Sundresh and finally the bench said “though it is doubtful whether any mandamus can be issued (by Supreme Court), but we are inquiring whether the Centre has decided to accept the recommendations of Subramanian committee.”
The counsel said the governments are not serious about protection of environment and that every single green jurisprudence and steps for protection of environment has emerged from SC, which has over the decades passed a series of orders and judgments in this regard.
The Subramanian committee had submitted its report to the ministry of environment forest and climate change on November 18, 2014.
It had recommended single-window environmental clearance to A-category projects through NEMA and B-category projects through SEMA.
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New Delhi: Would the Centre create a dedicated all India environment management services (AIEMS) as per recommendations of a high level committee led by ex-cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian, the Supreme Court asked on Friday, despite harbouring lurking doubts about its jurisdiction to enter into a highly opinionated thicket. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh sent notice to the Centre on a PIL by Samar Vijay Singh, who through senior advocate K Sultan Singh argued that the Subramanian committee recommendations for establishment of National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and state EMA to monitor implementation of environmental protection measures in every project at ground level would go a long way in arresting the continuous assault on the environment and forests posing huge threat to the country. Justice Kaul’s initial reaction to the PIL — “Do we take over governance” — was mollified through a long discussion initiated by Justice Sundresh and finally the bench said “though it is doubtful whether any mandamus can be issued (by Supreme Court), but we are inquiring whether the Centre has decided to accept the recommendations of Subramanian committee.” The counsel said the governments are not serious about protection of environment and that every single green jurisprudence and steps for protection of environment has emerged from SC, which has over the decades passed a series of orders and judgments in this regard. The Subramanian committee had submitted its report to the ministry of environment forest and climate change on November 18, 2014. It had recommended single-window environmental clearance to A-category projects through NEMA and B-category projects through SEMA. FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail