SANJEEV S J vs

Item No.7 (Court No.

2) BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI. (Through Physical Hearing with Hybrid V.C.

Option) Original Application No.769/2023 Sanjeev S J …Applicant Versus State of Kerala & Ors. …Respondents Date of hearing: 13.02.2024 CORAM: HON’BLE MR.

JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, JUDICIAL MEMBER.

HON’BLE DR.

AFROZ AHMAD, EXPERT MEMBER.

Applicants: None for the applicant.

Application is registered based on a letter petition received by email.

ORDER 1.

Mr.

Sanjeev S.J., President of Environmental Protection & Research Council, an NGO working in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has sent to this Tribunal the present letter petition by email which has been treated and registered as O.A.

No.

769/2023.

2.

The applicant had attached copy of complaint dated 05.11.2020 with the letter petition.

3.

On 31.01.2024 the applicant sought adjournment for making his submissions on the ground that he had sent two letter petitions to this Tribunal and he was not aware which one of the two had been listed for hearing on that date.

O.A.No.769/2023 Sanjeev S J Vs.

State of Kerala & Ors. -2- 4.

The applicant has not appeared in person or through authorised representative today and present status of the complaint made by him is not known.

5.

In view of non-appearance of the applicant and Rule 20 of the National Green Tribunal (Practices and Procedure) Rules, 2011 the application is dismissed in default for non-prosecution.

Arun Kumar Tyagi, JM Dr.

Afroz Ahmad, EM February 13th, 2024 ag