New Delhi : The Supreme Court has quashed the National Green Tribunal’s order asking ONGC and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to deposit R30 crore towards proposed rehabilitation of fishermen, who allegedly lost their livelihood due to laying down of the Uran-Trombay Jawahar Creek oil pipeline and the Uran-Trombay Gas pipeline. A forest Bench headed by Justice JS Khehar while setting aside the NGT's interim order said that ONGC and JNPT had undertaken to pay if a final order held them liable to compensate the fishermen. The NGT had asked ONGC and JNPT to deposit R10 crore and R20 crore, respectively, to be paid to the fishermen community operating in the Uran area of Raigarh for purported loss caused to environment, ecology and livelihood due to replacing of the two oil and gas pipelines in 2007-08. NGT had said that there was threat of environmental damages caused due to expansion of the activities at JNPT and development activities of CIDCO. Besides, the oil spill by faulty maintenance of ONGC pipelines had contributed to loss of environment and ecology, it said, directing JNPT to remove soil and artificial blocks/obstructions created in the natural flow of tidal water in creek and undertake restoration of destroyed mangroves. ONGC denied there was leakage which caused oil spill on seabed and claimed it had paid compensation to CIDCO for the acquired lands. Even JNPT denied the development of the port had affected tidal environment and livelihood of the fishermen.