Today, the Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain a plea, seeking directions to clean rivers Ganga and Yamuna.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala directs the petitioner to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) with his grievances.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by Swami Gurcharan Mishra seeking directions to clean the rivers and also monitor the action plan for their rejuvenation.
“Why don’t you move the NGT? There is is a specialised tribunal for this. We are not inclined to entertain this,” the bench said.
While rejecting the plea, the Court said that there is a specialised tribunal for this.
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