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2. Brief facts of the case are that the respondent No.1 – Smt. Radha Rani Vajpayee(deceased) filed an application before the National Green Tribunal under Section 18(1) read with Section 14(1) and Section 15(1) of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 on the ground that Hills in the area of Shankargadh, Dewas has almost vanished due to illegal mining. The site in question consisting of naturally grown forest is defined by the apex Court in case of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India and others decided on 12th December, 1996.