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M.C. Mehta Vs. Kamal Nath and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2000(4)ALT12(SC); JT2000(7)SC19; 2000(5)SCALE69; (2000)6SCC213; [2000]Supp1SCR389; 2000(2)LC1196(SC)

..... chapter vi of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 contains the provisions for penalties and ..... chapter vii of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 contains the provisions dealing with penalties and ..... : the water (prevention and control of pollution) rules, 1975; the water (prevention & control of pollution) cess rules, 1978; the air (prevention and control of pollution) rules, 1982; the air (prevention & control of pollution) (union territories) rules, 1983; the environment (protection) rules, 1986; the hazardous wastes (management and handling) rules, 1989; the manufacture, storage and import of hazardous chemicals rules, 1989, the chemical accidents (emergency planning, preparedness and response) rules, 1996 and hosts of other rules and notifications.7. ..... india, the legislature enacted three acts, namely, the water (prevention & control of pollution) act, 1974; the air (prevention & control of pollution) act, 1981 and the environment (protection) act, 1986. ..... the water (prevention & control of pollution) cess act, 1977. ..... awarding damages also enforces the 'polluter pays principle' which is widely accepted as a means of paying for the cost of pollution and control. ..... uncontrolled industrial development generating tonnes of industrial waste disturbed the ecological balance by polluting the air and water which in turn, had a devastating effect on the wildlife and, therefore, the early efforts to protect the environment related to the protection .....

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, 1986 by the holder of mining lease ..... . a mining lease holder is also 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 ..... . the mineral concession rules, 1960 have been framed by the central government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the mmrd act, chapter iv of these rules relate to crane of mining leases in respect of land in which the minerals vest in the government ..... . having regard to the detailed study, the recommendations and action plan has been dealt with in chapter viii of the report, inter alia, suggesting that concerted efforts from various departments are needed ..... . rules 31 to 41 contained in chapter v of the mineral conservation and development rules, 1983 framed under section 18 of the mmrd act deal with the measures required to be taken by the lessee for the protection of environment from any adverse effect of mining or irreversible consequences thereof .....

K.Guruprasad Rao Vs. State of Karnataka and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... mine | | |of mines safety (dgms), dhanbad, |safety | | |jharkhand | | |10 |a representative of indian bureau of |for mining | | |mines, nagpur, maharashtra |technology | the committee shall inspect the site of the temple and the area where mining activities were being carried out, evaluate the impact of the mining activities on the temple from all possible angles keeping in view the relevant statutory provisions including the environment protection act, 1986, the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981. 44. ..... , moisture problem, rising dampness, water seepage, human inflicted problem, lost or missing details, material deterioration, drainage systems, presence of fungi, algae, termites and insects, vegetation growth, changes to surrounding condition and missing portions due to deterioration; (3) space dimensions and configurations, additions, blocking of openings, false facade, changes to basic plan, topography of the surrounding land, bad re-pointing, bad cleaning techniques, insensitive and out of context additions and finishes (annexure-iii - chapter iii, page 30- 100). ..... ) |member | |7 |sri pankaj modi, conservation | | | |architect, indian national trust for | | | |art & cultural heritage, karnataka | | | |chapter, 166, kattariguppe water tank | | | |road, 4th cross, 4th block, 3rd phase, | | | |banashankari iii stage, bangalore 560 |member | | |085. .....

Common Cause Vs. Union of India .

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... rule 37 of the mcdr requires certain precautions to be taken against air pollution and obliges the mining lease holder to keep air pollution under control and within permissible limits specified under various environmental laws including the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and the environment (protection) act, 1986.81. ..... of these, 102 lease holders did not have requisite environmental clearance (under the environment (protection) act, 1986) or approval under the forest (conservation) act, 1980 or approved mining plan and/or consent to operate under the provisions of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 or the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981. ..... suffice it to say for the time being that the commission made certain significant observations in chapter ii of the report to the effect that: a that the tribals in the area have been displaced or stay in pathetic and miserable conditions in same area. ..... from our point of view, chapter v of the mcdr dealing with environment is of significance. ..... similarly, on page 125 of chapter ii of volume i of the report, it is stated as follows:- terms of reference no.8 provides that the commission may take the services of any investigating agency of the central government in order to effectively address its terms of reference. ..... in this chapter, rule 31 of the mcdr provides that every holder of a mining lease shall take all possible w.p. .....

In Re: Noise Pollution - Implementation of the Laws for Restricting Us ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2005SC3136; 2005(3)AWC2685(SC); 2005(5)BomCR553; 121(2005)DLT547(SC); [2005(4)JCR4(SC)]; JT2005(6)SC210; (2005)5SCC733

..... section 2 of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, includes noise in the definition of 'air pollutant'. 15. ..... was included in the definition of air pollutant in air (prevention and control of pollution) act in 1987. ..... the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981109 ..... law of the people's republic of china on prevention and control of pollution from environmental noise (adopted on october 29, 1996 ..... suitable chapters can be added into text-books which teach civic sense to the children and teach them how to be good and responsible citizen which would include learning by heart of various fundamental duties and that would obviously include learning not to create noise pollution and to prevent if generated by others ..... that end, it is the purpose of this chapter to establish a means for effective coordination of federal research and activities in noise control, to authorize the establishment of federal noise emission standards for products distributed in commerce, and to provide information to the public respecting the noise emission and noise reduction characteristics of such products. ..... under this law the environment protection agency, acting through the office of noise abatement and control, holds public meetings in selected cities to compile information on noise pollution.the public health and welfare:- chapter 65- noise control(us)68. ..... suitable chapters may be added in the text-books which teach civic sense to the children and youth at the initial/early level of .....

Justice k.s.puttaswamy(retd) Vs. Union of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... and minerals (development and regulation) act, 1957, section 34 of the bureau of indian standards act, 1986, section 34 of the telecom regulatory authority of india act, 1997, section 47 of the banking regulation act, 1949, section 26(1) of the securities and exchange board of india act, 1992, section 19 of the environment (protection) act, 1986, section 43 of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and section 57(1) of the petroleum and natural gas regulatory board act ..... matters page 97 of 567 (vi) section 5 special treatment to children (vii) section 6 update of information (viii) section 7 (ix) section 8 (x) section 9 (xi) chapter iv sections 11 to 23 (xii) sections 23 and 54 excessive delegation (xiii) section 23(2)(g) read with chapter vi & vii regulations 27 to 32 of the aadhaar (enrolment and update) regulations, 2016 (xiv) section 29 (xv) section 33 (xvi) section 47 (xvii) section 48 power of central government to supersede uidai (xviii) section 57 ..... appropriate writ/order/direction declaring that sections 2(h), 2(l), 2(m), 2(v), 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, chapter iv, section 23 read with section 54, section 29, section 30, section 33, section 47, section 57 and section 59 of the aadhaar (targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits and services) act, 2016 are ultra vires, unconstitutional, null and void and in particular violate articles 14, 19, 20(3) and 21 of the constitution of india; c) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature .....

Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... paragraph27offences under the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (14 of 1981) section description of offence 37 failure ..... are likely to be concealed, transferred or dealt with in any manner which may result in frustrating any proceedings relating to confiscation of such proceeds of crime under this chapter, he may, by order in writing, provisionally attach such property for a period not exceeding one hundred and eighty days from the date of the order, in such manner as may be prescribed: provided that no such order of attachment shall be made unless, in relation ..... the doubt that in the event the person has been arrested by the officer authorised under section 19 of this act on the basis of material in his possession and having reason to believe and recorded in writing of being guilty of an offence punishable under this act, but after the inquiry done by him in exercise of powers under chapters v and viii of the 2002 act, he forms an opinion that no offence of money-laundering is made out, requiring filing of complaint, it ..... in other words, the role of the authorities appointed under chapter viii of the 2002 act is such that they are tasked with dual role of conducting inquiry and collect evidence to facilitate adjudication proceedings before the adjudicating authority in exercise of powers conferred upon them under chapters iii and v of the 2002 act and also to use the same materials to bolster the allegation against the person concerned by way of a formal complaint .....

Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1996SC2715; JT1996(7)SC375; 1995(5)SCALE592; (1996)5SCC647; [1996]Supp5SCR241

..... 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). ..... the powers given under section 63 of the water prevention and control of pollution act 1974 (6 of 1974) have not been exercised in the case of tanneries in ambur and the surrounding areas.2. ..... chapter xiii, 'of nuisance' depicts the law on the subject in the following words :also, if a person keeps his hogs, or other noisome animals, 'or allows filth to accumulate on his premises, so near the house of another, that the stench incommodes him and makes the air unwholesome, this is an injurious nuisance, as it tends to deprive him of the use and benefit of this house. .....

State of M.P. Vs. Kedia Leather and Liquor Ltd. and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2003SC3236; 2003CriLJ4335; JT2003(7)SC370; 2004(1)MhLj306; 2004MPLJ7(SC); 2003(6)SCALE736; (2003)7SCC389; 2004(1)LC96(SC)

..... view expressed by high court of madhya pradesh, jabalpur bench at indore holding that after introduction of water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (hereinafter referred to as the 'water act') and the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (hereinafter referred to as the 'air act'), there was implied repeal of section 133 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 (in short the 'code', is questioned in ..... the two statutes relate to prevention and control of pollution and also provides for penal consequences in case of breach ..... chapter v of the water act deals with prevention and control of water pollution ..... the high court was of the view that the provisions of the water and the air acts are in essence elaboration and enlargement of the powers conferred under section 133 of the code water and air pollution were held to be species of nuisance or of the conduct of trades or occupation injuries to the health or physical comfort ..... above the provisions of section 133 of the code are in the nature of preventive measures, the provisions contained in the two acts are not only curative but also preventive and penal. ..... chapter iv of the air act deals with prevention and control of air pollution ..... taken to the manner of functioning of the madhya pradesh pollution control board (in short the 'board') and directions were given to take necessary action against the delinquent ..... the code appears in chapter x of the code which deals with maintenance of public order and tranquility. .....

Accountant General, M.P. Vs. S.K.Dubey and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... in orissa state (prevention & control of pollution) board12, this court was seized with the question, whether as long as the manner is not prescribed under the rules for declaration of an area as the air pollution control area, the valid notification under section 19 of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 could be published in the official gazette or not. ..... that was a case, where there was a power under section 19 of the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, to declare any area as air pollution control area. ..... state of rajasthan reported in air 1967 sc 1910 in this behalf.a strong reliance was also placed on the judgment of this court in the case of orissa state (prevention and control of pollution) board vs. ..... central government and others17 and orissa state (prevention and control of pollution) board .37. ..... 1 on the judgment of this court in orissa state (prevention and control of pollution) board (supra) is also erroneous. ..... the state of haryana, orissa state (prevention & control of pollution) board v. ..... singh in principles of statutory interpretation (13th edition, chapter 2 page 64), "the intention of the legislature is primarily to be gathered from the language used, which means that attention should be paid to what has been said as also to what has not been said. ..... craies on statute law, seventh edition, has dealt with the subject, 'laying before parliament' in chapter 13 under the title 'delegated legislation'. .....