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May 12 2000 (SC)

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 .....

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Aug 02 2017 (SC)

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. .....

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Jul 01 2013 (SC)

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. .....

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Mar 18 2004 (SC)

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 .....

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Jul 27 2022 (SC)

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 .....

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Sep 26 2018 (SC)

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 .....

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Jul 18 2005 (SC)

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 .....

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Oct 20 2023 (SC)

Dr. Balram Singh Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... claims several directions such as: (a) directing the respondents to implement provisions of the water prevention and control of pollution act, 1974; the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981; the environment protection act, 1986, the public liability insurance act, 1991; the employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrines (prohibition) act, 1993 the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, 2013 and other statutes rules and regulation pertaining to protection of environment and human health and direct respondent to (b) make provisions for underground swear /drainage system for disposal of used ..... in the final list of manual scavengers under sections 11 and 12 of the 2013 act, shall be rehabilitated as per the provisions of chapter iv of the 2013 act, in the following manner, namely: (a) such initial, one-time cash assistance, as may be prescribed; (b) their children shall be entitled to scholarship as per the relevant scheme of the central government or the state government or the local authorities, as the case may be; (c) they shall be allotted a residential plot and financial assistance for house construction, or a ready .....

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Aug 28 2020 (SC)

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Centre for Environment Protection Research ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... under section 14 of the said act to decide all civil cases where any substantial question relating to environment including enforcement of any right relating to environment is involved and such question arises out of the implementation of the enactments specified in schedule i to the said act, which includes the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and the environment protection act, 1986. ..... conference, the indian parliament enacted the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, hereinafter referred to as the 1981 act, to, inter alia, provide for the prevention and abatement of our pollution.8. ..... (9) on such suspension of the certificate of registration of the vehicle, any permit granted in respect of the vehicle un- der chapter v or under chapter vi of the motor vehicles act, 1988(59 of 1988) shall be deemed to have been suspended until a fresh "pollution under control" certificate is ob- tained.]."24. ..... the penalty for failure to comply with an award is prescribed in chapter iv of the act containing sections 26 and 28 relevant to this appeal are set out hereinbelow. ..... (5) all proceedings before the tribunal shall be deemed to be the judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193, 219 and 228 for the purposes of section 196 of the indian penal code (45 of 1860) and the tribunal shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and chapter xxvi of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). .....

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Jul 14 2020 (SC)

Director General (Road Development) National Highways Authority of Ind ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... the enactments specified under schedule i are the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974; the water (prevention and control of pollution) cess act, 1977; the forest (conservation) act, 1980; the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981; the environment (protection) act, 1986; the public liability insurance act, 1991; and the biological diversity act, 2002.35. ..... (3) a person referred to in sub-section (1) shall have powers to regulate and control the traffic in accordance with the provisions contained in chapter viii of the motor vehicles act, 1988 (59 of 1988) on the national highway forming subject-matter of such agreement, for proper management thereof. ..... (5) all proceedings before the tribunal shall be deemed to be the judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193, 219 and 228 for the purposes of section 196 of the indian penal code and the tribunal shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and chapter xxvi of the code of criminal procedure, 1973. ..... section 116 then lays down that a special planning authority shall have all the powers of a planning authority as provided in chapter vii of the mrtp act for the special purpose of acquisition of such land in the notified area either by agreement or under the land acquisition act.80. ..... chapter iii deals with the procedure for preparation of development plans by a planning authority. ..... the board has to follow the procedure contained in chapter ii(c). .....

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