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Nil<unj Sharma [Nil<unjS@petaindia .org] 04/01/2017 2:21 PM Director General of Police, G.S
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URGENT: Request state of Gujarat to comply with recent order by NGT which bans all forms of rnanja- sharp kite flying strings across India . NGT interim ban order.pdf
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Subject: URGENT: Request the state of Guja rat to comply nith the recent order by the Nationa \Green Tl"ibunal which bans all forms of manja- sharp kite flying sirings across India.
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( :~ ,I,;ICS In response to a petition filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PET A) lndia, calling for a nationwide / •
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ban on all forms of sharp kite-flying strings called 'manja', a bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chairperson \
of llle National Green Tribunal (NGT), passed an interim prohibitory order on 14 December, 2016, banning the ·\' ·;' ;·, ·
procurement, stocking, sale and use of all forms ofmanja anct allows kite- flying to be done with 'ONLY PLAIN''/-\' COTTON THREAD'. , r ,:;,N-'--
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Tbf!_~GT on,er_ nm.ds "We hereby direct that in the entire COI//1(ry there shall be prohibition on procuring, stocking, sai.e m1d use ofNylon thread which is also called Chinese Dori Ol' Chinese manjha and other synthetic threads coated
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\.•-'·'' -t. We hereby make it clear that apart from the Chinese/nylon ITJa11ja, lhe cotton thread coated with crushed glass or any l:~.Jr, olher material to render them sharp or ::;trong, remains banned as per the NGT order. ./_., .... \
\ '\ l\ Makar Sankranll is celebrated on 14'11 January every year in many parts of the state with kite-flying being a major
spolt. Every year, hundreds of birds including wild birds as wdl as humans get injured or die by getting entangled iri
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N i kunj Sharma Government Affairs Liaison PETA India & Co-opted Member, Animal Welfare Board of India
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• Order of the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal dated : 14 December, 2016, for your information and necessary action
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H EFORE THE NA T J.Ol\!AL GREEN TRIBUNAL,
P R il'JCIPA L BE\\JCH , NEW DELHI
Original Applieation No. 384 of 2016 li>1 1 ~
Original Application No. 442 of 2016 (JVI.f.l.. lllo. X2 <'rl 'I o f 2016)
IN THE MATTER OF:-
CORAM :
Present:
Presen t:
Khalid Ashraf & Am·. Vs. Union of India & Ors. AK11oa
People For the Ethical Treatment Animals (PETAl India Vn.
Union o f India tlL Ors.
HOH'Hl.E MR. JUSTICE SWAT.I\NTF.R ImMAR, CHAIRPERSON HOI\I'RLE MR. J USTICE U.D .GA.LVJ, .JUDICIAL MEMBER HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HAGHmffi J'fiJRA S. RATHORE, JUOICIAL MEMBER HON'BLE MR. BIKRAM SINGH S h JVJAN, EXPERT MEMBER HON'BLE MR. RANJAN CHA.'.M'Ef~J:.'!:E, EXPERT MEMBER
Applicant: Res pondent No. l: .Re sponrle nt No. 6:
:Respondent No. 1 1 :
Resp ondent No. 32:
Respow tent No . 2 7 : R espondent No. 31:
Respondent No. 35:
For Gujrat PCB:
Al>lllicant:
ReB}Jondent Noo. 1,3&4:
lVlr . Tariq Adeep, Adv. 1'/Is. 'faruna A. Prasad, Adv. Mr. (iauta m Singh and Mr. Rudreshwar Singh, J\,t v·. M.-. '.l'a 1·unvir Singh Khehar· and Ms. Guneet Hh?.l1ar, 1\dvG. \We OE<ltur Prab hak, Guntur Pramod Kumar and lV!c f'rashant Mathur, Advs. For State of AP lVlc . .n"'i<iipa Behura, Adv. for Stateo( Odisha IVls. lhnna Mathur, Mr. Avneesh Arputham, Mr. r.nr,n·, J.l ; 1\iputham, Advs.(For State of Sikkim)
\.\11.' . .1' h ',lishelt Yadav, Adv. For State, of Uttar Pn,.t.h~sh
lVdL D hi·uv Pal, Adv. For State ''of' · Gujarat &
!)11is. hi;;>·"• na Poddar and Mt. Bhupender Kumar, L!A, Clf'CJJ Mr. !hpam Biswajit · Meiti : and· ·Ms. B . Khushbansi, Advs. for State of Manipur· fVil' . i"H!3hit Surshe, Adv. for R-22 ·' ' il11r. E d ward Belho, Mr .. K. Lulltang Michael and Ms. Eli1\ Gangmei, Advs. 1 •
lVil'. Gor.al Singh, Mr·. Rituraj Biswas and Mr. Kuma•· Witilind, Advs. · · M1·. Rahul Khurana, Mr, Sandeep Yadav and Mr. Saurahlt Bachdeva, Advs. For State of Haryana r/h·. An il Soni, AAG, ·. State of Punjab with Mr. l.';A:CIA':'.;: r: .- Benipal, Adv. ·
M1·. S anjay Hegde, .Sr . . Adv., Mr. Sadan Farasat, Ms. P riya Sreenivasa and Mr. Ahmed Said, Arlvs. Ms. Rudrakshl Dev, Adv. ll!J:l'. E: .V. N1ren, Adv. ll.il ~;; . Meenaltshi Arora, Sr. Adv., Ms. Anannya Gthoeh, Adv. for In t ervenor lv~a. Al\lsU Obarn iB, Aclv. For Animal Wel'-r• L'Dil l'd o r India IVla . r:tuleah• PopU, Adv. For Mintw•~ry of lllmth·o n m e nt, For>1et and Climate Chanr.•
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coated and Chinese Manja are injurious to human beings,
birds and equally disadvantageous to the environment.
These Manjhas are non-biodegradable and besides hurting
human beings, cause serious environmental problem as
well. Photographs have been placed on record showing
serious injuries that resulted from the use of these
Manjhas and even reference has been made to certain
death that or:cnt red ns a result thereof. I-Towcvcr, tl1 c
Learned Cotttt sc I arpcaring for the respondents
manufacturer l;; ttGttdl.ttH I l·h ~i the r;;y n UH: tic I ht '~Ftd
manufactured hy IIH~ tn Rrc also bio-degradable rutd r-H n
treated to bf: so i11 llt r· jli'O<:f: ss of manufacturi ng.
Be that r~s il tn<-l.Y , c-lll these issues will haw~ lo l1c
finally examit.tcr.l l1y thf' Tribunal after hearing the
counsels for the parties <'lt length and permitting them to
submit documen1 s/reports in support of their respective
cases. Preseu Lly we are concerned with the coming festive
season and certain directions need to be passed at this
stage. In fact lhis is a strongly pleaded case of the
applicant.
We may notice that the State of Maharashtra, State
of Uttar Pradesh, ~~ Lli e or Jammu and Kashmir, 8 ta te of
Andhia Pradesh, S tRle of Karnataka, State of Odisha,
State of Punjab <md S late of Madhya Pradesh have a lready
issued notifications banning sale as well as, use of Palclw
thread, Nylon Mnnjha a nd Chinese Manjha made of
synthetic mate rial, particularly in relation to kite flying.
We are of the considered view that due protection needs to
be provided for tl1e wi ldli fe as well as environment besides
··· resultant of injuries/death of human beings and
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We hereby direct that in the entire country there
shall be prohibition on procuring, stocking, sale and use
of Nylon thread which is als? -~~led C~e,:>~ .J?.~~- or
Chinese manjha and other synthetic threads coated with ~ . . • • • • - ~ · · -- ·--- • ~ ·· .. ... - ~" •' ' ' " jo'
glass and such other harmfu~ ~up~tances fm:. kite_f1yi.J:lg .
We make i.t clear that the cotton thread other than
aforesaid threads could be used for kite flying. We also
make it clear 1hat even the cotton thread which is glass
coated or coated wiU1 other harmful material will also not
be permitted to be u sed for kite flying, till the next date of . ··- ··-- ·- -· .. · - ·-~-- .-·~-
hearing.
In the meanwhile, we dlf~d Central Pollution · .J:.
Control Board to submit a report as. to :Whether Nylon '' ·I
thread of any ply claimed to biodegradable is actually so.
Also what standards of tensile strength, thickness or other
parameters should be prescribed for the m«;in)ha used for '•
kite flying. All the parties concemed may provide samples
of their threads to the Leamed Counsel appeaiing for the
Central Pollution Control Board, within one week from
today.
Copy , of this order be se;nt to . all the Chief
Secretaries/ Administrators/ Advisors of ·the States or the
Union Territmies for coni.pliance .
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WRIY P~TITION (Pil) NO. 253 of· 2p16 'Mi«Ou :t
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. AIV113110\A: SHARMA, ADVOCA.I C h1r ·''pplicant No.2 ::
. .. MI\ZHARHLJSAIN M BEG, t\DVOC.I\H: for Applicant ·No:; .. 2 . Mrt IJHUI\IESI-I C RUPEilA, AOV( lt : t~:n: tor Applicant(s) No. 1
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. . . HAHSHESH A 1-<AKKAD, ADVOCJ\TL: t( u t1 1e Opponents.: No. 5 - 11 . .
· Nlll l'ic ·I·<AI<I-<AD, ADVOCATE fo• H 1e Opponent(s) No. ~~11 · .
. Mn AI'JSHIN DECAf, S D\JIOH 1\DVGCI\Tf with MR. VIS8WAS K SHAH AND
. WIR MASObrvt' K SHAH, ADVOCATES tor the Oppo~ent{s) No. 12 . ·.· .. ' '. N(JTICE SERVED BY OS forth~ Opponent(s) No. 1 - 3 ~:
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Today, one of LIS (Vipul lVI. Pancholi, J), due to personal . .' ' .• ' .. ' ' •I ·
· :inconvenienu-. has not: rJ t:l:ended, as such, tpis Bench has taken ... : : ' ... . . .,, .
· .. up tllese m c:-itters. Will' Uv~ consent · Qf learned counsel . . .~ . . . ; . j .
apr1earing for tt'n':! p3rties, vve have heard t~ese petitions afresh . .r
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J: ti·1 t he wr-it-petit ion beino WP{PIL) No. 253 of 2016, whfch is filed • ' I '
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kite f lying in the state of Gujarat o~~~ -~~~!l~=~~~~i~.~-··~~ r-~~~~~- -- \
· the kite flying on particu lar days and also:seeks directions .for . . . . ,\ . . ,----~--·---~-·-·· ·--·-----,-~--r--
: · cbrrlplete ban on ·use or Chinese manza~ nylon. strings · ~rid f . ' ' • . .. .. ... ·····---------;-- ··-···-··-------- -.-- - ---··-- - --. -
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.. fl)juries causecl to hurrmn beings, birds arid animals by usin£J . . . .' . . '• ·.: . '!: • . · ' '
· · · U'nsafe Ieite strings, rnanz~~i etc for kite flying during the festival
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late flying is not new cont.: 'Pl and · the kite flying by using . . '
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.Ieite flying festiVi.~ l of Ull:~'l f'ayan. It is also the grievance of the
··· petitiOner ~at lantern:: (lt.lld;.i-ll. .• ) are also Ljsed by the revelers · · . . ' ·.: .
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. ·of {:iujarat. While denying the various allegations made by ttie
· petit ioners, it is st~ted tl"lat IVIakar Sankrahti (Kite Flying Day)· ' . '
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. rnad(_s t he et1d Of i.1 IOnQ 1Nin l·f~ ( wit h the retvrn Of the.· sun tO the . "
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•·. Hin(iu ast ronorny t·he ~~ ~ 111 enters the ~· zodiac of Makara ;
(Capricorn) and it is believed U1at the gods:who are believed to
1·1ave ~lu~bered for sbc lonq months are . how awake and ·the . . · · ~
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port al!; of he~ven ar~ t iYovvn open. It is. stated that the festival
of . uttarayana Is regarded as one of the biggest festivals .,
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. U1e :prayers. sought irl t.ll ~~ p(7-t.it:lons to sam~ exte.nt are genuine
··t:o tti«e exteh~ .of ban of u~e of nylon threads~. popularly ·known as ' ' ' t ' ' ' ' ~~ I ' '
..... tt,·,n·~se Manj" 'eu; the ool"ne Is not breal<abl.~ one prepared with I I , , ' ' ' '
m~t~ile/nylorvyam e~nc.t ~ l:>ra\~ive coat of crJshed glass gummed ', ' t I ,
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lh~tructlons Issued by the. Stnte of Gujara~ on 17th December, ., . . ;
2Cl'lt1, .. dli·ettlno t,h • .f11n :i;!.or (;J•~rtera l a.nd ·lhspector General of • I ~ ' " o
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tl~at is, Comrnission(":r s or l'olke, Superintepdents of Police and ;
. District: Magistrates havf': issued notific~ti~n as contemplated . .· . . •' : . ·.
under · Section 14·4 of il l t'.~ Code of ~riminal · Procedure, .,
prohi~ iting the use o·f Cllinese lanterns, Chinese mariza and ... : ', . · .. ·:. . . ; i .:.. . .. . · nylon thread. R.eferetjlCe i ~i <il:>o made to t~e ordei·s passed by
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·.· ncj~ . 5 to 11 who ·ar~ joined as party-respondents' in WP (PIL) I .. .
No. 253 of · 2016. It is stated in . the aff,idavit in reply that
... '. i bas.icaUy, they are r.lealers and vendors of ~ottbn thread manza
and apa~t from the sarne, there are milliQns of people whose
lhielihoci"ct' wlu be directly or indirectly af.f~cted if the pray~rs .. , . ' . . . :· . : ' . . ' ~ " ' . . '
s6LJght by th~~ j)etitioners are granted by Imposing ban on kite
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. f'(IC! t1.?a . ami riylmi thread rnanja and not'i' because of cotton I
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biode9radable vitherea£ cotton thread is easily breakable and
... .. , .l) iod~~rad~ble . It is further stated in the a~idavit .in·· re.ply that . ·-: . ... :
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rnar)za is prepared by (;1 ' combination of various harmless . . ' ' . . . ';' .· . ' '
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· · u ·u~ · IJcivvdeh~d glass oives the elongation · and stretchability to ' . . . . : '• ·. . . ' ' . . ( -~ . . . . · the .thread and thereby make it possible for the kite flyers to
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·barlnlng Chinese manza and Chinese lanteins as the sa:me ah:!· ~ . ~ ' . . . . . : . . ' • ·. . . . . . ' ~ '
• · ! · · · · . · .' i'lor-H:>I't)degradl:\'ll:,,le ~nr.1 11mnl'lft.tl and . oppose ttie ban ·of gl~ss· · ' · .. ~ :: .. ; ,'
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· · · coated manza. ·rhus, t:t1ey 11av~ opposed th~ prayer for banl")lng ... _.· ... ' . .
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. . TrlbLit1~ i lr1 O.A. 384 of 2016 and 442 of.2q;16. It Is· ~tated t.hat,
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· th_e view that use of the nylon threads whi~h is called ·chinese. . . ~ - . · .
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. with glass and otl"ler such other harmful su~stances in the kite ., ...
flying is dangerous and the same are not to·.i.be allowed in public . . . ,I • ~
.·interest. As such, 'we issue the following dir~ctions at present to . . .
· .·the respondent nos. 1 to J " State of Gujarat and its authorities:
1.· r-tespondent nos.l to 3 - state of Gujarat and its authori-ties
·shall take all possible steps to prohitlit i,the use· ·of. Chinese
· Jc3nterns during. t11e W~tivtll of Uttarayani . .. ·. '• . . '. . . . . . ' : . . ~~ 2. They are furtl;ler direckd to take all- possible steps 'to .. ' ' ' .
. j:>reverit rnanufactLire, storage and us~ of nylon threads . ' .
(Chinese J t hreads and Chinese manza) and any other 1' , ' •
synthetic threads coated with glass for :.the _purpose. of kite •;o
·.-flying ..
:3.' As n1ucll e1s the aovernrnent has already Issued instructions
IVIagistrat.·.e:; Issued : notifications as . , ' '
..... ccit l\: rr'lplrJCtllil l,ltlCI~r .3e(JI.ion 1~4 of th. Code of Crii'T'Inal ' ' ' ' I I I I ~~ I
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4. State and its autt1orities are directed by usi'ng · print and
· electronic media to create awareness among the citizens ,;, I '
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thn::acls coated w ith ~J i ass and other d~gerous· substances ' '
·and Chinese lanterns during kite flyin~ on the festival of ... · t
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5. Further State authorities are directed t6 take steps · against· ' ' . ( .
the manufacturers/storekeepers and those stocking an'd . . . . ' . ·' .
. sellln9 nylon th.read which is called asC~inese manza or dori ' ~
and other synthet ic: threads coated witb ·glass and harmful , , r
substances for the purpose of kite flying: · •'
12. _It is needless t·o o bSC!PJP. that these directions are by way
of interim m~easure for t lte present and the·.:same· are subject to ' . ·' ' .· . . . . . . . ' . ~ '
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·1\rvincl Anarvval lAS Additional Cl1ief Secretary
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Block No. 14, 81h Floor, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar-382 010.
Date: 22.o.n.201"1
fJuh: Direction~:; F.!.lri·?:r f}r::f::Uo~;; r:. ro? J;i)nwb.·onnl~:r::r.t ( Protection ) Act, 1936, regan:i.lnr; iuj~~.:;: ::'· en\) :: ... . :: , :~~ ·i. •Ji tt~.i;: Td.!l·dn an.:rl 'htunau.s by threadz
nuHk of p hwU.c I f:'j .'f.J1.U.!lcfJ.-:; r.~;~s&c :rd.~J conun'i'J•llly known aa. Nylon
fv'Ianjha I C lrJ.:vJese 'K'hJrca d. "
VJhereas, Article 48-A of the con8titution envisages protection e..nd improvement of the environment and oafeguarding of the forest and vlild life of the country.
And whereas, it 1s known that the pukka thread, commonly known aB
Chinese Manjha or Chinese Dor, used for kite flying manufactured from plastic and synthetic materials, causes InJUnes to people and its fatal for birds. '
And v .. rhereas, such thread b e ing non-biodegradable, damages the environment in severaJ ways including blockage of ~ewers, drainage: systems, rivers, streams, reservoii-s and suffocates animals who may consume the same.
And whereas, such thread is a co n d u c tor of electricity, it often re::rults in flash over on the power lines and s-u.b -stations, causes power interruptiong straining and damaging of electrical ass.:!ts , accidents, injuries ancl 1088 of life .
' '. An (.,i whercuu, cerlnin Bpedeo of I.Ji.n .h 1 nL '~:, getting rure or extinct; and it is . lU.lpt!::r HtlVt:'J lb p t'Citdcl lbt": l'J'l fJ'Ot1'\ !Jinlil r\l 'l,Y .t'OS\..tltil''l.fit h\)Ul'iea,
And wherea.s, lu compliance oi' Llw ,J udgrnent DatC'!d 11th Juiy, 2017 at the lfon'ble National Green Tribunal h1 original Application No. 384 of 2016 (Khalid Ashraf & Anr. Vs Union of J ndia & Others) and Original Application No.442 of 2016 (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Inclia Vs Union of India & Others) a long with M.A. No .1247 /2016 & 317/2017 the State Government upon ca refully examining the matter is of the opinion that the use of si..lch synthetic thread be banned in the interest of safety and conservu.tion of wildlife .
. Ph. : (0) 079-23251051, 23251053 0 Fax: 079-23252156 0 Email : [email protected] www.fed.gularat.gov.ln
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Now therefore, in exercise of the po\vers conferred by Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (No.2 9 of 1986) read with sub rule (5) of rule 4 of the Environment (Protccl i(Jil) F 1 il es 1986, in order to B rl d res: r~ I h e adver3e effects of the use of such r:v nlh etic thread on genen-1l sRfe l)l HIK I. biouiversity, and to promote use nl' t:t ' t) rri endly alternative to r: u c h il li'C: tcl , the Ctate Govern1nent hereby, <:()111 1 il l ~ I e ly prohibits the s~lf· , p ro1 lu c l iCln storar~e, supply and use of nylo1·1, ~~.vnliH \ I iL: m· nny otl.t t: r f..:1.1 cl 1 il.ll'c;;.HI C•.1H kt l with finally crushed the glass, JJi n l:tl ,,, . HIJV nl.l1 uJ' :; h ~tt" l' rd.>icr;l:;, it w ltlcl j,q•, threads commonly known as Chiner::;e IVtanj h a. or Chinese Dor, i u l:hc :·.\Ln I.e ur Gujurat.
The violation of the directions issued under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (No.29 of 1986) or the rule made there under shall be punishable under Section 15 of the s a id Act which includes im pris onment for a term which may extend to five years with fine which may extend l.o one lakh rupees or with both.
Encl. Hon'ble National Green Tribuncd .Judgmen t Dated
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Union of India Thwugh Secretary,
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l il inistry of Enviromm:11L, i"uJc:::t and Climate Change Indira Paryavar a n Bhuv~1n, .Jurbagh Road, New Delhi - 1 10 003
Ur:.ion Territory of f\1Jll<ll1icll1 (1.[, Nicobar Tl11·ough its Aclmini~l,illur, ::Jecretariat, Port Blair-7L!,I1 U 1
State of Anclhra Pri::t(k:::il Through its Chie f :Jt' c n · t; J,·y, Secretariat, HyclerctllUll, ! ;()()(JU2
1\ndhra Pradesh
::lc.ll e u l Arunachal! -'! : 11 1• : :!1
Thmugh its C hief ~JtT I't:LII \',
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t. . 3 Lt:t l e ol' Assalil T hrou gh its Chief 3ecre LHt y, :Jecre tariat, D is pur, 7 iJ 1 UU J Gu wahati, Assam
S tate of Bih ar Through its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Patna-£3000 15, Bihar
/. S tate of Chh attisgarh Throu gh its Chief Secretary,
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Secretariat, Raipur, 49'200 1 C hhatt1sgarh
Union Territocy of Clwmligarh Through its Admin i ~ lrctltll,
Secretariat, Govt of C ll<t1Hligarh, Ch andigarh- 160001
Union Territory of U: 1tl1 :1 i!:. l\l e~ gar Haveli Through its Aclmini :-; lrct lur
Sec re tariat, Silvasa , JCJt/2Jll Nagar Haveli.
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l'doti- Daman-396220
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f.f c·.v Secr et a n ,1t 8 uilcl int':. l P :2 s t a te, D eJhi - 11 UUU 1
· ' 2t<,te of Goa Thr ou gh its C h ie f ~: '"T t l' ictry ,
~ecretaJ."iat, Pam1ji , , !() : \IH) I Go a
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S ecretariat, G anclhill ct(:: lt, G anclhi Nagm- 3820 '1 U C uj arat
'· ' ~~ L:.1te of I-Iary <:ll!Ll Tllroug,h its Chief : . ..:.::L:Jeliil \', Secretariat, Ch andigo.rh - 16000 1 Harya na
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!Vlr .ShubhamBhalla, Ms. PriyaSreenivasan :cespondent n o .8
1\d v. Mr. ShadanFarasat, IVIs.RudrakshiDeo, Advs for
lV!1 .Ta.runv1r Singh Khellar a nd Ms.GuneetKhehar and !VIr C hara nJeet S mgh, Aclv:3 . IV1r.NaginderBenipal, Advs. For PPCD Respondent No. '27. IVis.f<.u]dipaBehura and Ms.Garima Sl n[.!,h Yaclav, Aclvs. for S t<Jte ur Olllsha for respondent no . ll JVlr 1\.blus hekYaclav, Adv. l•'u1 : ~ L :: tl e of Uttar Pradesh lVIrGautam Singh, Aclv . fur Mr. R uclreshwar Singh, Aclv. For respondent no . 35 Mr 1/inay Mohan S harma, AAG and Mr.NaginderBenipal, Adv. lV1r.SapamBiswajit, Adv. fur Stat e of lVIanipur 1\iir.JVlazagAndrabi, Aclvs . fur :::: to.te of J&K l\!Ir. Edward Belho , 1\llr. IC Luikang Michael and Nl s Eh:~Gangmei ; fl,clvs f,n : : i .d e of Nagaland lVk Gopal S ingh, ]Vis.VLLr::sh<Jf\Jdliar and Mr. Kumar lVIilind, Advs. for State of T1·ipura 1'-:fr /\nil Grover, 1\ /'.C, 1\!Jr. Rahul i' .. ! ~ - : ~~< JldeepYml av, j\clv~. 1 •\<~ : ;1; 1 i '~ of Haryana !'.>!:: :-~ll :\~_;hiJunejZt, Aclv. f()r :.::.: :l ~: d Chhattisgarh
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j'.l ]r. v f:. Shukla, 1\iis. llij : l\/ r. I ' IJI; , /\.clvs . for State of r;IP
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l"vlr. Clunttn Pn1tholw, l.C:t . \:untur Prmnod Kumar and 11:1rPi a2h<:lntMathur t ... clv::;. fu t ::l:~l e of AP Mr. Shiv l'/bngal Shmrna, l'!Jc . :~:aurabhRajpal, and Mr.Adhiraj :.~ i11 gh , P.llvs . fer State of [(,;j : t :o lll : lll
lVlr. D.l\.. Thal-mr, AflcG fo r :Jlut::.: ulllimachal Pradesh 1\/l r.Ta nayPm·e::k, 1\/ls.To.nvi :~ Jw.rmo. , Aclvs. Mr.Dhruv Pal, Aclv. t1nd J\tir. 'fushar 1\tlehta, ASG, i"ur ~jla le of Gujarat and GPCB Ms. P. ru n~lfJiathur, lvir. A V 11ee~ hP,rpu than1, Mr.AmitArora and J'·ll, ; fi ,!Litc:clhaArupath flm, /\c\v:,;_ luc ~3tate of Sikkim.· l\h. 'Jivek :Jmgh and lVl:J .V i: . .dJ ~ild J : I , 1\clvs . for State of Uttrakhand D r. Manis h Singh vi and 1Vfr. 0 h a ilja Nanda lVIishra, Advs. in M. P .. No . 127/2017
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make it strong a nd sharp to succeed in kite fighting
competition which a r e h e ld in many cities of the country.
f\s a matter o f lctc l tl~< t ny s u ch competitions are being
held in cliffer enl ct ti e:> du r ing various parts of the year,
bu t the ill -effect of s u ch mcmjha is that it is not only
:; harp enough to c ut. Ll1 e manjha of the other kite, but
even cut the skin of l; inl:;janilnals and hLun an beings.
Later on the i7lCl i 1jl ! U wC\s being made of synthetic
m C\ terialjyarn, in pLI.C(; uf cotton and with coating of
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m ate {i <.'ll •,vh ic:·1 1W t 0 1ilj c ut the skin of animals and
L1.1.me<n b ein gs , but nL o ;1 r;ood conductor of electr icity,
n:~~u ltin g in m a n y ctccHlent ::; from High-tension Lines.
Th e menace of rllWI.Jhn; which in cmnmon parlance 1s
being called as Chi n ese mctnj ha, had been felt since quite
2:ome time. S u clt rl l! llljltu not only created problern for
birds animals a 11d lnnna n be ings, but da m a ges the
en vir onment as well. :.::: ince recent past Chinese manjha
m· rll ct.i\ jha n1<:1.ck· u l 11 , .,, :Jiing by synthetic material has
l wl 'tH u - c.t JJt L\11 ·1· .,[· 1•,, •. ·1.1 l '<nlcern fo r everyone . S teps
1vere t a lcen by some Covernments, but the same was
in su fficien l a nd l<wkcd implementation. The m a tter was
a ls o taken up by th e judic ia ry when some of the Hon'ble
High Cou r t s of th e S ta tes issued dir ection to the
concer ning State C ovc: 1 11ment to b an su ch ty p e of
lllB.ll jhas. \N l .lt: l l <'' l1i:1'' :w 11l iH1jha and its ill-effects on the
public at large bull 1 c uc l1 ed to a tremendous heights that
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the Original AppllCdliOn s came to be filed before the
Tribunal. A pad 11 ' ' 11 1 i h e adverse effect of Chinese
manJba which was I JeJIIl:!, tliJ ec tly faced by people, its non-
degradable nature adve !"sely affected the environment,
because large quantity of mo.njha was found scattered at
evny place 1vhich ullinwtely resulting in choking of the
ch·ains . The earl1c !" ntCiii.JILu \\'h ich was made of cotton is
:::co-friendly cts by ih n ;:<tun: it was degradable.
Looking to th e cle~~p rooted tradition of kite flying in
fe::: tivals, the ill-elk:cl s ur C h in ese manjha had not only
re sulted in injuries to birc1 s, a nimals and human beings,
I.Jul number of Ltl<tl '''' lt i.·11L.s h ave also increased in large
number, 8.n cl Ll111::; J1l k ri"e re n ce is called for by this
Tnbunal. It is only the mcmjha which is made of
synth etic yarn ancl con te cl v,rit h synthetic mater ial which
is non-clegro.dablc U1 1d create menace fo r all . The
traditional mctnjh a wllich is made of cotton yarn and if it
is coated , t h e salne is wi th degradable materials. Such
Lype of nwnjhu h : i11:c, d< ·:!,1 ·nd a ble it does not cause any
~nv i ronmen t al d: .l ll l ll!~.~ : .
Th e refore, 1:\'~ A"llmv ll1 t!:w Original Applications and issue
1 . That there :.:J! Hod l Ill' : 1 I, il: Jl lw.n on the 1'v1anjha or thread
for kite flying whic h is made of nylon or any synthetic
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material and / or is coate cl with synthetic substance and is
non-biodegrada ble .
2 . The State Gover n ments are directed to p r ohibit the
m anufacture, s a le, s tore, purchase and use of synthetic
I\!Icmjha/ Nylon Lh 1 e ~ 1cl and a ll other similar synthetic
threads, used for k ilc flying .
3 All the Chief Secrelc-ll Jes/ Administrators of the State
Governments a n d Uf:ion Territories are d irected to
en fof ce the prul: iiJ tlt•. ;n of m anufacture a nd use of
:;y nt~tcLJ c lilCl fiJ ,7 U! / ,-ty lu Jl t l : t·::: :.td for kite flying throughou t
t h t if State / lenito, ic· , ;
The re.sponckn t :::: ~-,r c: d ir -~ c te cl to ban import of any
synthetic n1anjhaj n y lu ll Ll n eacl or other similar thread
coa ted ·with synlh eli c su bstan ces, in any part of the
coun lcy
5 . Chief C>: c t c L: tt ic :;j f',clm.inistrators of all the
S lates / Union Tcn-ilun i.::' :l <:I re further directed to send a
t 'UI<Y !J i' 11 ·.111 t tr l! t· t· 111 t il l l it lt d.ietrict Colloctors/Dietrict
complia n ce 1n kLI<-- 1' t l 11d :>pirit and to ensure that no
synthetic manjha/ nylon thread a nd also those which are
co a ted \Vith syn thetic m a terials are purchased, sold,
s tored an d u sed for luk ll y ing within their area.
U c; vv r11J.J w : t Ls / Union Territories / Chief
[Jecretari~ ~:l / D i ~t lrld l .. .' ll ll ,~ ctors are directed that in case
of violation of a n y of the d irections given in this
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Judgment, apprupn<tle s leps be taken against the
defaulters unde r the provision of Environment
(Protection) Act, lSJUG ; l)revention of Cruelty of Animal
Act, 1960; \Vildl ii•· (i'1ukclion) Act, 1972, the Indian
Penal Code or any o lh tT p rovision of law.
There s h all b e 110 orcle r as to cost.
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Justice Swata nter ICumar (Chairperson)
,.J u s tice Raghuvendra S. Rathore (Judicial Member)
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Bikram Singh Sajwan (Expert Member)
