The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 provides for a specific time limit for appealing NGT decisions to the Supreme Court.
Within how many days, an appeal can be made by an aggrieved person by decision of the National Green Tribunal to the Supreme Court ?
Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2020 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (National Green Tribunal (NGT): Establishment, jurisdiction, and environmental justice)
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