With reference to the Supreme Court's January 2025 ruling on the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) jurisdiction, consider the following statements:
1. The Supreme Court held that the NGT possesses the authority to directly recalculate environmental compensation if the State Pollution Control Board's assessment is flawed.
2. The Court ruled that the NGT does not have the jurisdiction to direct the initiation of prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Accepted Answer

B) 2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because the Supreme Court ruled that the NGT must remand the matter back to the SPCB for recalculation rather than doing it itself. Statement 2 is correct as the Court struck down the NGT's direction to initiate PMLA proceedings, citing jurisdictional overreach.

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