Summary:
The seven-member principal committee had said the AoL’s World Culture Festival had “completely destroyed” the riverbed. Advocate Anirudh Sharma, who appeared for them, said the Constitution allowed individuals to hold events like World Culture Festival and participate and any restriction would deny them such rights. Praveen Khanna NGT imposed initial compensation of Rs 5 crore on AOL. The petitioners said the NGT, in its present composition, lacked jurisdiction to decide issues of fundamental rights and their width, scope and interpretation. “It is most respectfully submitted that power and authority to interpret provisions of the Constitution only rests with Supreme Court or various High Courts..