The National Green Tribunal, NGT has issued notice to the Centre and seven telecom firms on a plea alleging they are being installed in violation of stipulated guidelines. A bench of the Tribunal comprising acting Chairperson Justice A S Naidu and expert member P C Mishra also restrained the telecom firms from setting up fresh mobile towers in the country without following mandatory provisions of law and obtaining the necessary permission from the competent authority. It has sought the response of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of Communications & IT, Ministry of Health, Securities and Exchange Board of India and telecom firms by the next date of hearing on December 20.

The Tribunal's order came on the plea of Delhi resident , who has alleged inaction on the part of the government in strictly implementing the guidelines regarding installation of mobile towers in the country.