Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : May-28-2014
..... the eia has only thereafter recommended the grant of environmental clearance for the project as per the provisions of eia notification, 2006 and its subsequent amendments, subject to strict compliance of the terms and conditions as envisaged in the impugned order. the present respondent hereby undertakes that it will comply ..... in developing cleaner environment throughout the country, more particularly in the region since 2004 and an i.s.o 9001 certified company having bureau of indian standards (bis) accreditation and having laboratory facilities accredited by national accreditation board for testing and calibration laboratories (nabl) and the department of science and ..... that construction of the airport is in violation of the provisions of the kerala conservation of paddy and wet land act, 2008, kerala land reforms act, 1963, environment protection act, 1986, land acquisition act etc are false and denied in toto. in any event, the present tribunal is not concerned with alleged violations .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : May-08-2014
..... 6-2001-x-3 dated 8th december, 2006 empowered the officers of mpfdc on par with the officers of the forest department for exercising powers under indian forest act, 1927. similarly, vide gazette no. f.30-6-2001-x-3 dated 8th december, 2006 the state government has empowered all the divisional ..... mpfdc for raising the plantations. after that, further set of guidelines have been issued for transfer of forest land in 2009. these require further amendment to take care of the interest of local communities. though jfm committees are reported to be involved in preparation of working plans especially with regard ..... in afforestation and management of degraded forests under the jfm concept by constituting jfm committees, amendments to the wildlife (protection) act, 1972, enacting biological diversity act, 2002, making it mandatory to implement corporate social responsibility (csr) under the companies act, 2012 etc. have taken place after 1979. therefore, urgent revision of the aforesaid guidelines .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : May-29-2014
..... coastal areas at 48 places in the state of maharashtra with demarcation/identification of the limits under the indian ports act, 1908, have been notified. obviously, beyond the limits of the areas covered by the indian ports act, the creeks, the beaches, shores and seaward area would require categorical permission of the concerned authority ..... sand mining in any manner. 14. clinching question is how to go about implementation of the crz notification dated 19th february, 1991 or the amended notification dated january 6th 2011. the applicants alleged that dredging contracts are awarded for ratnagiri/raigarh districts. they alleged that commercial expansion of illegal activities ..... . the previous relaxation for the purpose of extraction of sand mining is apparently narrowed down under sub-clause (x) of clause (iii) of the amended notification. thus, extraction of sand cannot be undertaken unless it is found necessary for maintenance or clearing of water beds, channels and ports. this also .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : Apr-04-2014
..... be examined whether these mines require cumulative environment impact assessment (eia) study and then only granting ec under cluster approach as envisaged in eia notification, 2006 and amendments made therein from time to time and in accordance with guidelines issued by the moef from time to time. in the meanwhile, movement of vehicles and mining activities ..... 6. the respondent mppcb further stated in their reply that all these dolomite mines are doing open cast mining as per the mining plan approved by the indian bureau of mines (ibm). as per the list of mines enclosed with the reply the lease area of the 24 mines under operation is ranging from 0 ..... conventions including convention on biological diversity (cbd) and also for proper implementation of iucn, cites etc., and the provisions of the wild life (protection) act, bio-diversity act, forest conservation act etc. in the light of articles 48a and 51a(g), the government of india has laid down various policies and action plans such as the .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : May-16-2014
..... ". the writ petition was thereafter registered as an application under section 14, 15, 16 read with section 18 of the national green tribunal act 2010. the applicants' counsel sought certain amendments in the pleadings on basis of analysis of samples conducted later on through an independent agency. by order dated january 13 th 2014, the ..... official of the jubilant industry is that the unit was taken over in the year 1999 and highly efficient esp is installed to control the emission from boilers. it was also stated that the jubilant industry improved the environmental management system to meet zero discharge. it was stated that jubilant industry was committed to ..... the industry has commissioned the bio- methanation plant in the month of july 2002. (h). the industry has approached to the commissioner of imports through icma (indian chemical manufacturing association) on 10th of august 2004. but no response was given by them. the industry has carried out e/a study regarding the quality of nira .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : May-01-2014
..... process of taking any steps to establish any industry, operation or process immediately before the commencement of the water (prevention and control of pollution) amendment act, 1988, for which no consent was necessary prior to such commencement, may continue to do so for a period of three months from ..... storage facilities, residential colony, administrative block, canteen etc. which generate utility waste water and domestic waste water. 77. main sources of air pollution are boilers(s), thermo pack and diesel generator(s) which generate gaseous pollutants such as suspended particulate matter (spm), sulphur di oxide gas, oxide of nitrogen gas ..... enacted various laws like the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and the wildlife (protection) act, 1972, the forest (conservation) act, 1980, the indian forest act, 1927 and the biological diversity act, 2002 and other legislations with the primary object of giving wide dimensions .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : Jan-09-2014
..... it is clear from the records before the tribunal that the units of the appellant are violating the condition of distance imposed under the notification of 1997, as amended by the notification of 1998. 12. in view of the facts of this case and the law aforestated, we do not see any reason to interfere with ..... 5-a of the prevention of corruption act, 1947; section 7 of the stamp act, 1899; section 108 of the companies act, 1965; section 20(1) of the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954; section 55 of the wild life protection act, 1972 (as amended in 1956); section 10a of medical council act, 1965 (as amended in 1993) and similar other provisions have ..... and got installed anti-pollution control measures to satisfy the terms and conditions of the consent granted under the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (for short the act of 1981). the appellant unit was granted consent from year to year by the hspcb. the state government of haryana issued a notification dated 18th .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : National Green Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi
Decided on : Feb-06-2014
..... state is under a constitutional obligation to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forest and wild life in the country. by 42nd amendment to the constitution, the parliament, with an object of sensitizing the citizens of their duty, incorporated article 51a in the constitution, inter alia ..... regulatory strategy. the environmental techniques have been strengthened with the passage of time. referring to the fundamental norms, the author notices that the indian constitution is amongst the few in the world that contains specific provisions on environmental protection. the issues of environment must and shall receive the ..... enacted various laws like the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981, water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 and the wildlife (protection) act, 1972, the forest (conservation) act, 1980, the indian forest act, 1927 and the biological diversity act, 2002 and other legislations with the primary object of giving wide dimensions .....
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