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Bihar State Pollution Control Board and anr. Vs. Hiranand Stone Works ...

Court : Patna

..... it is submitted that in accordance with the provisions of sections 17 and 25/26 of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (in short 'water act') and sections 17 and 25 of the air (prevention and control pollution) act, 1981, they are entitled to issue fresh guidelines if they are of the opinion that the earlier guidelines have become inapt and in the changed circumstances the guidelines are required to be re- issued. ..... before we proceed to consider the rival contentions of the parties, we must refer to the preambles of the three acts, namely, air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, environment (protection) act, 1986 and water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974.15. ..... according to the petitioner, the original respondent bihar state pollution control board (for short 'board') asked the petitioner firm to obtain its consent under the provisions of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (in short 'air act') for running its unit and the petitioner accordingly applied for grant of consent. ..... during the pendency of this appeal, the appellants filed a supplementary affidavit along with guidelines dated 8th november, 2003, which are under the provisions of sections 17, and 25/26 of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and sections 17 and 25 of the air (prevention and control of pollution), act, 1981. .....

K. Muniswamy Gowda and Another Vs. State of Karnataka and Others

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : 1998(3)KarLJ594

..... . it was agreed that the karnataka state pollution control board may be authorised by the state government to issue necessary notification keeping certain small scale and cottage industries, as recommended by the board, outside the purview of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 as has been done by the tamil nadu pollution control board ..... 52) keeping those outside the purview of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (in short 'the water act') and the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (in short the air act') subject to certain conditions. ..... . (v) any act of omission/commission on the part of the units listed in the schedule, resulting in pollution or violations of standards prescribed by the board will not bind/control the board from taking air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 as amended in 1987 and the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 ..... . dee/140/env/90 dated 18-2-1992, the state board hereby notified the small scale and cottage industries indicated in the schedule attached to this notification, keeping them outside the purview of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 subject to the following conditions and until further notification .....

NitIn Majumdar S/O Shamsundar Majumdar Vs. State of Karnataka by Its P ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR2007KAR2969; 2007(4)KarLJ569; 2007(4)KCCRSN265; 2007(4)AIRKarR155; 2007CrLJNOC750; AIR2007NOC1613

..... industries against whom orders passed by the chairman under section 32(1)(c) of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and under section 23 of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and if such units ..... after detailed discussion, the board decided to delegate its power and functions to the chairman of the board in terms of section 11a of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1978 (amended) and section 15 of air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 under the following circumstances: a) in respect of industries who are discharging their effluent without a valid consent under section 25/26 of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and industries operating without valid consent under section 21 of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, the chairman is authorized to initiate legal action under relevant sections.b) in respect of .....

Enkay Plastics Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Delhi

Reported in : 2000(56)DRJ828

..... to the air(prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, contains a formal presentation of the fact and includes that the decisions so taken were to take appropriate steps for the preservation of the natural resources of the earth which, among other things, include the preservation of the quality of air and control of air pollution'. ..... apart from dealing with the various provisions of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (for short 'the act') the petition gives historical background leading to the closure of about thousand manufacturing units operating in delhi by the orders of supreme court in the case ..... : air1996sc2231a , passed directions under section 31a of air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 read with rule 20(6) of air rules, 1983 directing these petitioners to close down their units with ..... it may be however, stressed that the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, has important constitutional implications, with an ..... air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (14 of 1981), is a spcialised legislative measure, meant to take one facet of environmental pollution ..... thereforee, proposed that the central board for the prevention and control of water pollution constituted under the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, will also perform the functions of the central board for the prevention and control of air pollution and of a state board for the prevention and control of air pollution in the union territories. .....

M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1997SC734; (1996)8SCC462; [1996]Supp10SCR973

..... to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures.apart from the constitutional mandate to protect and improve the environment there are plenty of post independence legislations on the subject but more relevant enactments for our purpose are : the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (the water act), the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (the air act) and the environment protection act, 1986 (the environment act). ..... be taken to contain the pollution on account of using coal in the power plant, the committee is of the opinion that till such time this problem is studied in depth and suitable technologies have been found to be satisfactorily in use elsewhere, the use of coal in the refinery power plant should be deferred.the central board for the prevention and control of water pollution, new delhi, published a report (control of urban pollution series cups/7/1981-82) under the title 'inventory and assessment of pollution emission in and around agra-mathura ..... the main function of the boards, under the air act, is to improve the quality of the air and to prevent, control and abate air pollution in the country. ..... the air act provides that the central pollution control board and the state pollution control boards constituted under the water act shall also perform the powers and functions under the air act. .....

Orissa State (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Board Vs. Orient Pa ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2003SC1966; (2003)3CompLJ55(SC); 2003CriLJ1702; JT2003(3)SC74; 2003(3)SCALE44; (2003)10SCC421; [2003]2SCR741

..... in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 19 of the air (prevention and control of pollution act, 1981 (14 of 1981) and in supersession of the notification of the government of orissa deptt. ..... iii-3/84-ste- in exercise of powers under section 19(1) of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 the governor is pleased to declare the following areas and the premises of the following industries as air pollution control area within the state for the purposes of the said act:- 1. ..... iii-5/86-ste- in exercise of powers under section 19(1) of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and in supersession of notification no. ..... sessions judge rourkela, quashing the charges framed against the respondent under section 37(1) of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (for short 'the act').3. ..... according to the board the respondent failed to comply with the consent condition thereby committed an offence punishable under section 37(1) of air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981. ..... the whole working and functioning of the act which is meant for controlling the air pollution cannot be withheld and rendered nugatory only for the reason of absence of the rules prescribing the manner declaring an air pollution control area which otherwise is provided to be notified by publication in an official gazette which has been done in this case.32. .....

V.S. Damodaran Nair and anr. Vs. State of Kerala and ors.

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1996Ker8

..... air pollution has been defined under the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act') as follows:' 'air pollution' means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance (including noise) present in the atmosphere in such concentration as may be or tend to be injurious to human beings or other living creatures or plants or property or environment. ..... the government of kerala has notified under section 19(1) of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 dated 31-7-1984 declaring the area coming under the corporation of cochin as an air pollution control area kea no. 1.14. ..... the ambient air quality standards of ammonia was notified by the kerala state pollution control board in their notification dated 14-5-1992 under section 17(1)(i) of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981. ..... we consider that adequate steps and safeguards should be taken effective by issue of suitable orders under the air (prevention & control of pollution) act, 1981 and the environment (protection) act, 1986.27. ..... the air (prevention & control of pollution) act. ..... the statement made on behalf of the government in the counter-affidavits that steps are being taken for controlling motor vehicle pollution and the statement made bythe city police commissioner to regulate the traffic for effective prevention of air polluation are to be carried out as promised by them in their statements.22. .....

T. Ramakrishna Rao Vs. Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2002(2)ALT193

..... similarly, the stockholm conference inspired the indian parliament to enact the stalutes such as the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, the water (prevention and control of pollution) cess act, 1977, the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, the forest conservation act, 1980 and the environment (protection) act, 1986, to protect the lives, the nature and its environment. ..... the nearby colonies into the lake so as to protect the quality of the water in the lake; (iv) the respondent authorities, in general, are directed to discharge their respective duties and functions under the environment (protection) act, 1986, air (prevention, control ofpollution) act, 1981, water (prevention, control of pollution) act, 1974 and the hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage act, 1989 strictly in accordance with the provisions of those statutes; (v) it is further directed that it is open to the petitioner or any affected person to seek appropriate further directions from .....

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

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2004SC4016; 2005(5)ALLMR(SC)353; (2004)3CompLJ199(SC); JT2004(4)SC181; 2004(3)SCALE396; (2004)12SCC118

..... . air pollution due to fines, dust and smoke or gaseous emissions during mining operations and related activities shall be controlled and kept within 'permissible limits' specified under various environmental laws of the country including the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and the environment (protection) act, ..... required to comply with other statutory provisions such as environment (protection) act, 1966, air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, forest (conservation) act, 1980 ..... , casts a duty upon the central government to take all such steps as may be necessary for the conservation and systematic development of minerals in india and for the protection of environment by preventing or controlling any pollution which may be caused by mining operations and for such purposes, the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, mate such rules as ..... 23 of the environment (protection) act, 1986 (29 of 1986), (hereinafter referred to as the said act), read with sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the environment (protection) rules, 1986, the central government hereby delegates the powers conferred on it to take measures for protecting and improving the quality of the environment and preventing, controlling and abating environmental pollution, to be exercised also by the state governments as notified in the notification of the government of india in the ministry of environment and forests s.o. no. .....

M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India and ors

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1999SC2367a; JT1999(5)SC18; 1999(3)SCALE10a; 1999(2)LC1243(SC)

..... 'the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, came into being in the year 1981 but since then norms/standards for the installation of hot-mix plants and guidelines of settling criteria for the installation of hot-mix plants have not been laid down for implementing the provisions of the air act, for controlling pollution of the hot-mix plants'.10. it is submitted that in so far as applicants are aware, no norms, standards or guidelines areprescribed either by the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 or under the environment protection act, 1986 and this ..... position has been confirmed by the haryana state pollution control board in their said letter dated 24-5-1997 addressed to the environmental engineer, regional officer, faridabad ..... applicants on having made enquiry from the delhi pollution control committee about the norms prescribed by the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 inrespect of the hot-mix plants have been informed that no norms, standards or guidelines have been prescribed for the installation of the hot-mix plants under the said air act of 1981. .....