The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India? 1. Right to healthy environment, construed as a part of Right to life under Article 21. 2. Provision of grants for raising the level of administration in the Scheduled Areas for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes under Article 275(1). 3. Powers and functions of Gram Sabha as mentioned under Article 243(A). Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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Correct answer: 1 only. National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act, 2010 aims at ef- ficient & quick resolution of environmental disputes (within 6 months of appeal) in order to lessen the burden of litigation in the higher courts. The Act established National-Green Tribunal with jurisdiction over all civil cases involving substantial ques- tions relating to the environment. Tribunal is guided by prin- ciples of natural justice & its order is executable as a decree of a civil court. Although the NGT’s orders are final, they may be contested in the SC within 90 days. Statement 1 is correct: The NGT Act is grounded in the fun- damental right to a clean and healthy environment, which is integral to the Right to Life under Article 21. Landmark judg- ments, such as Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar (1991) and M.C. Mehta cases, have expanded the interpretation of Article 21 to include environmental protection. Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect: Provisions mentioned in statements 2 and 3 have no bearing upon National-Green Tri- bunal:  Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India guarantees gra

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