law: The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 
  15. Relief,
  
  compensation and restitution. – 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Tribunal may, by an order, provide,-
  a.      relief and
  
  compensation to the victims of pollution and other environmental damage arising
  
  under the enactments specified in the Schedule I (including accident occurring
  
  while handling any hazardous substance);
  b.     for restitution of
  
  property damaged;
  c.      for restitution of
  
  the environment for such area or areas, as the Tribunal may think fit.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    The
  
  relief and compensation and restitution of property and environment referred to
  
  in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) shall be in addition to the
  
  relief paid or payable under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.
  3.     
  
    No
  
  application for grant of any compensation or relief or restitution of property
  
  or environment under this section shall be entertained by the Tribunal unless
  
  it is made within a period of five years from the date on which the cause for
  
  such compensation or relief first arose:
  Provided that the
  
  Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient
  
  cause from filing the application within the said period, allow it to be filed
  
  
  
  within a further period not exceeding sixty days.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
  
  4.     
  
    The
  
  Tribunal may, having regard to the damage to public health, property and
  
  environment, divide the compensation or relief payable under separate heads
  
  specified in Schedule II so as to provide compensation or relief to the
  
  claimants and for restitution of the damaged property or environment, as it may
  
  think fit.
  5.     
  
    Every
  
  claimant of the compensation or relief under this Act shall intimate to the
  
  Tribunal about the application filed to, or, as the case may be, compensation
  
  or relief received from, any other court or authority.