(1.) The present Appeals stem from the final judgment and order dtd. 28/4/2022 passed by the National Green Tribunal, Chennai (hereinafter referred to as the "Tribunal") in O.A. No. 239/2021, and from an interim order dtd. 27/7/2022 passed by the said Tribunal in the M.A. No.6/2022 in O.A No.239/2021. The directions given by the Tribunal in the impugned judgment dtd. 28/4/2022 read as under:-
(2.) This Court on 13/12/2023 passed the following interim order pending these Appeals.
(3.) Prelude on the History of Auroville:-