<div>Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel today assumed charge as chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Justice Goel, who retired as a Supreme Court judge on July 6, has been appointed for five years. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>He is the third chairperson of the NGT since its inception in 2010. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The post of NGT chairperson was lying vacant for more than six months, since Justice Swatanter Kumar's retirement on December 20 last year.</div>