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M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Environment

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 48-A, 51-A and 252; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 - Sections 2, 16, 17 and 24; Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 - Sections 2, 3, 5, 9 and 15; Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) - Order I, Rule 8

Reported in : AIR1988SC1037; (1987)3CompLJ69(SC); JT1987(3)SC630; 1987(2)SCALE611; (1987)4SCC463; [1988]1SCR279; 1988(1)LC75(SC)

from the sewerage system of the municipality.6. In addition to (he above Act. Parliament has also passed the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) which has been brought into force throughout India with effect from Nov. 19, 1986. Section … operation or process or stoppage or regulation of the supply of electricity or water or any other service. Section 9 of the said Act imposes a duty on every person to take steps to prevent or mitigate the

The Union of India (Uoi) Rep. by Its Secretary to Government, Ministry ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Environment

Acts : Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 - Sections 3, 3(2), 5, 5(1), 5(2), 5(3), 5(4), 6 and 25; Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 - Sections 9; Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 - Rule 5; Constitution of India - Article 131

Reported in : 2006(4)CTC460; (2006)4MysLJ826

purpose, it is necessary to notice the relevant provisions as well as various decisions.16. Relevant provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (herein after referred to as the 'Act') are required to be noticed. The relevant definition clauses are extracted … at the instance of the Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.12. In this context, it is noticed that under Section 9(b) of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Metropolitan Development Authority, a body corporate,

The Tata Hydro-electric Power Supply Company Limited and Others Vs. Pr ...

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Environment

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 132 and 226; Factories Act, 1948 - Sections 8, 9, 25 and 41; Environment Protection Act, 1986 - Sections 2, 5(3) 7 and 8; Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 - Rule 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13; Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 - Sections 179, 220, 221, 229-A, 240, 270-A, 312, 314 and 390; Factories Rules, 1983 - Rules 3(1) and 6; Companies Act, 1956; Indian Electricity Act, 1910; Factories Rules, 1963; Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels Rules, 1981; Indian Explosives Act and Rules, 1983; Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963 - Rules 4(1), 58 and 59; Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 - Sections 3, 5 and 20-A

Reported in : 1999(3)ALLMR504; 1999(4)BomCR566

7 read with Schedule 7 of the Manufacture, Storage and Import ofHazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 issued under the Environment(Protection) Act, 1986. (f) The requirement of the Development Control Rules as to obtaining ofthe approval of the Chief Fire Officer.42. … to assess the safety features of a factory before granting permission. This contention cannot be accepted. In fact, section 9 of the Factory Act, in terms, provides that an Inspector of Factories may enter a factory with his

Dr. T. Patanjali Sastry, President, Environment Centre Vs. Chairman, A ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : Environment

Acts : Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 - Sections 2(1), 2(15), 2(16), 2(17), 2(26), 2(37), 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26A, 27 to 34, 36, 51 and 66(3); Environment Protection Act, 1986 - Sections 2, 7 and 8; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 - Sections 2 and 25; Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 - Sections 2 and 3; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19, 21, 48A, 49, 51A, 249, 250 and 300A

Reported in : 2001(5)ALT315

compassion for living creatures.10. In the light of the above Constitutional provisions and the environmental laws such as Environment Protection Act, 1986, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the various … National Parks, formulation of the policy for protection and conservation of the wild life and specified plants etc. Section 9 deals with prohibition of hunting of wild animals as specified in Schedules I, II, III and IV appended

Shanthi Krishnan, Vice President, Kalakshetra Colony Welfare Associati ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Land Acquisition

Notification and compliance with the conditions stipulated thereunder, the powers either original or delegated, is available under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with the State Government and State Coastal Zone Management Authority. It is also stated that the composition, tenure … the appeal within two months. (iii)It is further stated by the petitioner that two appeals were filed under Section 79 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act on 09.12.2004 before the Government of Tamil Nadu. … any construction on the seaward side of Coastal Road, Kalakshetra Colony, Chennai-600 90.) R. Mahadevan, J 1. This writ petition has been filed to quash

Buildarch and anr. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Subject : Environment

Reported in : (2000)102BOMLR20

has been issued by the Central Government in exercise of power under Section 3(1) and 3(2)(v) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rule 5(3)(d) of the Environment Protection Rules, 1986 declaring coastal stretches as Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and … the phrase 'Existing Authorised Buildings' means those buildings of a permanent nature that were existing prior to 19.2.1 991, and was constructed in accordance with the building regulations and bye-laws in vogue prior to 19.2.91, and had

Free Legal Aid Cell Shri Sugan Chand Aggarwal Alias Bhagat Ji Vs. Govt ...

Court : Delhi

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 - Rules 2 (C), 3, 5(1) and (2); Environment (Protetion) Act, 1986; Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 - Rule 5; The Explosive Act, 1884; Explosive Rules, 1983 - Rules 87, 113, 128 and 154; Noise Abatement Act, 1960 - Sections 1; Control of Pollution Act, 1974 - Sections 11 (9), 57 and 74; Street Offences Act, 1959 - Sections 1(4); Constitution of India - Articles 19(1), 21, 25 and 253; Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 1987 - Sections 2, 2(1); Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) , 1973 - Sections 144

Reported in : AIR2001Delhi455; 93(2001)DLT28; 2001(60)DRJ297

Control) Rules, 2000 (in short, 'Noise Pollution Rules') framed by the Central Government under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 read with Rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. Rule 3 of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and … possession, storage and sale in commercial areas.9. In England, there was an Act called Noise Abatement Act, 1960, Section 1 of which has been superseded by sub-section (9) of Section 11 of the Control of Pollution Act,

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Environment

Acts : Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 - Sections 3(2), 3(3) and 5; National Capital Region Planning Act, 1985; Air and Water Act

Reported in : 133(2006)DLT605(SC); 2006(10)SCALE246; (2006)10SCC490

done by the experts. We are of the view that the authority contemplated by Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ('the Act') can be the only appropriate Authority to look into the environment protection side of the present … letter are disposed of.3. Subsequently, on an application filed, this Court by an order dated 19.8.1997 held that 92 hectares of land out of the aforesaid 315 hectares of land was a constraint area and only in

Shri Shankar Goltekar, Son of Soiru Goltekar Vs. State of Goa, Through ...

Court : Mumbai

Subject : PropertyEnvironment

Acts : Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - Sections 4, 5, 5A 6, 6(3), 9(1), 17, 17(1), 17(2) and 17(4); Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000; Constitution of India - Articles 14, 19 and 300A

Reported in : 2009(111)BomLR1600

to be selected having regard to the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 which Rules came in force on or about 3-10-2000 and as far as setting up of waste processing … of Cunchelim surveyed under No. 8, sub-divisions 1 to 11 and No. 9, sub-divisions 1 to 45, admeasuring about 32050 sq. meters.3. The Petitioner had … of setting up a waste disposal plant for Respondent No. 2-MMC initiated by notification dated 6-3-2008 issued under Section 17(1) dispensing an inquiry under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act, for short) and after

N.D. Jayal and anr. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : EnvironmentCivil

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 21 and 32; Environment Protection Act, 1986 - Sections 3, 3(2), 3(5) and 19; Administrative Law; Land Acquisition Act - Sections 4(1); Environmental Rules, 1986 - Rule 5; International and Domestic Law

Reported in : JT2003(Suppl2)SC1; 2003(7)SCALE54; (2004)9SCC362; AIR 2004 SC 867

be brought to a halt and this condition will be enforced among others under the provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986.6. The petitioners raised the question before us that when a decision had been taken in 1990 to abandon … recommendations of HRC on environment and rehabilitation aspects of the Project on 9.12.1998.37. In this context it is necessary to go into the details of … and also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roorkee. He examined the matter and opined that 'the proposed dam section for the Tehri Project is safe from the point of view of seismicity of the region' and 'since