India News | SC No to PIL Seeking to Set Up STPs to Treat Waste
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to all state governments and their relevant authorities to set up sewage treatment plants (STPs) and asked the petitioner to approach the National Green Tribunal.
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to all state governments and their relevant authorities to set up sewage treatment plants (STPs) and asked the petitioner to approach the National Green Tribunal.
The bench comprised Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra.
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“You want construction of STPs all over the country. You go to the NGT,” the bench said while dismissing the PIL.
The PIL sought directions to the state governments and their authorities, including the pollution control boards, to set up STPs to treat waste.
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