law: The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 
  16. Tribunal to have
  
  appellate jurisdiction. – 
  Any person aggrieved
  
  by,-
  a.     
  
    an
  
  order or decision, made, on or after the commencement of the National Green
  
  Tribunal Act, 2010, by the appellate authority under section 28 of the Water
  
  (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
  b.    
  
    an
  
  order passed, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act,
  
  2010, by the State Government under section 29 of the Water (Prevention and
  
  Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
  c.     
  
    directions
  
  issued, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010,
  
  by a Board, under section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of
  
  Pollution) Act, 1974;
  d.    
  
    an
  
  order or decision made, on or after the commencement of the National Green
  
  Tribunal Act, 2010, by the appellate authority under section 13 of the Water
  
  (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977;
  e.     
  
    an
  
  order or decision made, on or after the commencement of the National Green
  
  Tribunal Act, 2010, by the State Government or other authority under section 2
  
  of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;
  f.     
  
    an
  
  order or decision, made, on or after the commencement of the National Green
  
  Tribunal Act, 2010, by the Appellate Authority under section 31 of the Air
  
  (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;
  g.    
  
  
  
    any
  
  direction issued, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal
  
  Act, 2010, under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
  h.     
  
    an
  
  order made, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act,
  
  2010, granting environmental clearance in the area in which any industries,
  
  operations or processes or class of industries, operations and processes shall
  
  not be carried out or shall be carried out subject to certain safeguards under
  
  the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
  i.      
  
    an
  
  order made, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act,
  
  2010, refusing to grant environmental clearance for carrying out any activity
  
  or operation or process under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
  j.      
  
    any
  
  determination of benefit sharing or order made, on or after the commencement of
  
  the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, by the National Biodiversity Authority
  
  or a State Biodiversity Board under the provisions of the Biological Diversity
  
  Act, 2002, may, within a period of thirty days from the date on which the order
  
  or decision or direction or determination is communicated to him, prefer an
  
  appeal to the Tribunal:
  Provided that the
  
  Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient
  
  cause from filing the appeal within the said period, allow it to be filed under
  
  this section within a further period not exceeding sixty days.