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The Supreme Court connected Monday (June 8, 2026) upheld an bid of the National Green Tribunal which held that a landlord cannot beryllium liable for biology violations allegedly committed by his tenant's chemic unit.
A Bench of Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Sanjeev Sachdeva refused to interfere with the Tribunal's November 14, 2025 order.
The apical tribunal was proceeding a plea filed by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) challenging an bid passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which acceptable speech its bid that held a Surat landlord liable for biology violations allegedly committed by his tenant's chemic unit.
The NGT had held that proprietor Jagmohan Lachiram Jalan could not beryllium made to wage interim biology harm compensation of ₹25 lakh for offences committed by the concern portion operating connected his rented premises.
This lawsuit was initiated aft a closure absorption issued by the GPCB connected October 16, 202, against a institution progressive successful dye-intermediate manufacturing cognition without fulfilling mandatory consent to found guidelines.
The inspection squad had recovered that unit's effluent samples exceeded permissible limits prompting the contamination committee to enforce punishment of ₹25 lakh.
Mr. Jalan had argued that helium rented retired the premises successful 2020 to the manager of a backstage institution nether an statement and helium had nary cognition that it was an unlicensed unit.
He the filed a constabulary ailment against the tenant and approached the Gujarat High Court which directed the contamination power committee to reconsider the representation.
In 2024, the GPCB upheld the penalty.
