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(vii) 2014(5) CTC 397 ( Kollidam Aaru Pathukappu Nala Sangam Rep. By its President R.Subramanian v. Union of India, Rep. By its Secretary to Government, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi) wherein this Court held as follows:-

31. Therefore, from all the above decisions, it is quite clear that the power of judicial review conferred upon this Court under Articles 226/227, is part of the basic structure of The Constitution, which cannot be taken away even by a law enacted by the Parliament. As a matter of fact, the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 does not expressly exclude the jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 226/227. Though it excludes the jurisdiction of the normal civil courts under Section 29, there is no express exclusion of the jurisdiction of this Court. The respondents seek to read into Section 22 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, an implied exclusion of the jurisdiction of this Court. As we have pointed out earlier, Section 22 provides for a remedy of appeal to the Supreme Court, to any person aggrieved by any award, decision or order of the Tribunal. As seen from the language of Section 22, the appeal is almost like a second appeal on a substantial question of law.