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Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... safeguards. paragraph26offences under the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (6 of 1974) section description of offence 41(2) penalty for pollution of stream or ..... well. 43 penalty for contravention of provisions of section ..... penalties. paragraph19offences under the foreigners act, 1946 (31 of 1946) section description of offence 14 penalty for contravention of provisions of the act, ..... property. 51 read with contravention of provisions of section 44 section 44 relating to dealings in trophy and animal articles without licence ..... licensee. 51 read with contravention of provisions of section 49b section 49b relating to prohibition of dealings in trophies, animals articles, ..... prohibited. 51 read with contravention of provisions of section 48 section 48 relating to purchase of animal, ..... plants. 51 read with contravention of provisions of section 39 section 39 relating to wild animals, ..... animals. section 9 51 read with contravention of provisions of section 17a section 17a relating to prohibition of picking, uprooting, ..... organs. 20 punishment for contravention of any other provision of this ..... offence. paragraph14offences under the child labour (prohibition and regulation) act, 1986 (61 of 1986) section description of offence 14 punishment for employment of any child to work in contravention of the provisions of section ..... 25. 26 to do any act in contravention of any provisions of section 3, 4, 10 or section 12 of the arms act, 1959 in such manner as specified in sub-section (1) of section 26 of the said .....

People Health and Development Council, Represented by Its Secretary, S ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (2005)2MLJ44(2)

..... during december, 2002, since no concrete proposal was forthcoming from the tanneries at erode to combat the tds problem, the tnpcb has issued direction under section 33-a of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, as amended to all the 44 tanneries at erode including 34 tanneries mentioned in the affidavit to shift their industrial activity to sigc and commonly implement the comprehensive treatment proposal for zero discharge of effluent in order to protect and prevent the water sources viz. ..... now let us consider the relevant statutory provisions of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, which are applicable to the cases on hand. ..... ' section 44 prescribes penalty for contravention of section 25 or section 26, according to which, any person who contravened the provisions of section 25 or 26 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year and six months but which may extent to six years and with fine. 16. ..... section 15 of the said act contains provisions relating to penalties that may be imposed for the contravention of any of the provisions of the said act or directions issued thereunder. 15. ..... in the light of the statutory provisions, and keeping in view that a state pollution control board has been constituted with enormous power conferred on it, now we shall consider the steps taken by the polluting industries, the preventive measures being enforced by the pollution control board. 18. .....

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 vii of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 contains the provisions dealing with penalties and procedure. ..... section 15 of the environment (protection) act, 1986 provides for penalty for contravention of the provisions of the act and the rules, orders and directions made thereunder. ..... section 43 contemplates penalty for contravention of the provisions of section 24. ..... section 44 contemplates penalty for contravention of section 25 or section 26. ..... section 39 contemplates penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the act and it provides for imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both, and in the case of continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention. ..... section 45a provides that whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this act or fails to comply with any order or direction given under this act, for which no penalty has been elsewhere provided in this act, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both and in the case of continuing contravention or failure, he may be punished with an additional fine. .....

Rakesh Kumar Jha Vs. Jharkhand State Housing Board and ors.

Court : Jharkhand

Reported in : [2003(3)JCR745(Jhr)]

..... a further prayer has been made for issue of a direction to the housing board, the development authority and the municipal corporation to provide all the amenities contemplated by section 28(4) of the housing board act and regulation 44 of the housing board regulations, the state pollution control board has been impleaded with all the allegation that the same was not doing anything to enforce the environmental protection act, the air prevention & control of pollution act, 1981, the water (prevention & control of pollution) act, 1974 and other laws relating to protection of environment. ..... section 44 provides penalty for contravention of sections 25 and 26 of the act. ..... section 45-a provides for penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the act. ..... (ii) we direct the jharkhand state housing board to ensure that no housing colony is planned or created by it without first ensuring that adequate provisions are made for prevention of pollution in terms of the environmental protection act; the air act and the water act and that where they have already brought into existence colonies, adequate and immediate steps are taken to prevent air, water and noise pollution. .....

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board Vs. State of Maharashtra and ors.

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 1988(4)BomCR480; 1989MhLJ883

..... the water pollution control board-petitioner filed complaint under the provisions of sections 25, 26 r/w sections 43 & 44 of the water (prevention & control of pollution) act, 1974, against the respondents.3. ..... sections 43 & 44 of the said act provide for penalty for contravention of provisions of sections 24, 25 & 26. ..... the allegation in the complaint was that u/s 24 of the act, prohibition is prescribed for use of stream or a well for disposal of polluting matter and u/s 25 of the said act, consent of the board is necessary with regard to bring into use any new or altered outlet for the proposed discharge of trade or sewage effluent or waste into a stream in the water pollution prevention area. ..... article 12 is to the following effect :---'in this part, unless the context otherwise requires 'the state' includes the government and parliament of india and the government and the legislature of each of the states and all local or other authorities within the territory of india or under the control of the government of india. ..... apart from the provision in the memorandum, the articles of association makes special provision in article 35 of the association regarding the managing director also and provides that the company shall appoint a managing director in accordance with the provisions of the law for the time being in force and pay him remuneration as per the act and may delegate him the duties performed as managing director. .....

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

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... (1) subject to the provisions of this act, and without prejudice to the 7 performance, of its functions under the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (6 of 1974), the main functions of the central board shall be to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country. ..... penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the act whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this act or any order or direction issued thereunder, for which no penalty has been elsewhere provided in this act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both, and in the case of continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such .....

M/S. Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd. and Others Vs. Haryana S ...

Court : Punjab and Haryana

..... likewise, it enacted the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (for brevity the act of 1974); the air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 (for short the act of 1981), the environment (protection) act, 1986 and framed the rules thereunder (hereinafter to be referred as the act of 1986 and the relevant rules). 4. ..... section 15 contains provisions relating to penalties that may be imposed for the contravention of any of the provisions of the said act or directions issued thereunder. ..... , that the pollution board has prosecuted all the petitioners-accused for the commission of offence punishable under section 15 of the act of 1986, which postulates that whoever fails to comply with or contravenes any of the provisions of this act or the rules made or orders or directions issued thereunder, shall, in respect of each such failure or contravention, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both, and in case the .....

Aggrawal Textiles Industries Vs. the State and ors.

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : 1981WLN(UC)141

..... the first contention that was urged by shri parakh, the learned counsel for the petitioners, was that section 19 of the act is unconstitutional and void being violative to the provisions of article 14 of the constitution inasmuch as it confers an arbitrary and unguided discretion on the state government to pick out any particular area in the state for declaring it as water pollution, prevention and control area, and apply the provisions of the act to the said area. ..... the act, which came into force in the state of rajasthan on 23rd march, 1974, was enacted by the parliament with a view to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution and the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water. ..... similarly, it would be open to the state board to invoke the provisions prescribing penalties for contravention of the provisions of section 24, contained in section 43 of the act and for contravention of sections 25 and 26 contained in section 44 of the act. ..... these three writ petitions filed under article 226 of the constitution of india, involve common questions with regard to the validity of the provisions of the water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (hereafter referred to as 'the act') and are, therefore, disposed of by a common order.2. .....

Gwalior Distillers Ltd. and ors. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 1996(0)MPLJ75

..... first, provisions of water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (hereinafter referred to 1974 act) be seen.5. ..... penalty for contravention of section 25 or section 26 - whoever contravenes the provisions of section 25 or section 26 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than (one year and six months) but which may extend to six years and with fine.6. ..... penalty for contravention of provisions of section 24 - whoever contravenes the provisions of section 24 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than (one year and six months) but which may extend to six years and with fine.44. ..... use of a well or stream for disposal of polluting water can be ordered to be stopped under section 24 of the act. ..... sections 16 and 17 of 1974 act, provide for construction of central and state boards. ..... be guilty of an offence under sub-section (1), by reason only of having done or caused to be done any of the following acts, namely :(a) constructing, improving or maintaining in or across or on the bank or bed of any stream any building, bridge, weir, dam, sluice, dock pier, drain or sewer or other permanent works which he has a right to construct, improve or maintain;(b) depositing any materials on the bank or in the bed of any stream for the purpose of reclaiming land or for supporting, repairing or protecting the bank .....

Gwalior Distillers Ltd. and ors. Vs. State of M. P., Through Collector

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 1996CriLJ2819

..... first, provisions of water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 (hereinafter referred to 1974 act) be seen.5. ..... penalty for contravention of section 25 or section 26- whoever contravenes the provisions of section 25 or section 26 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than (one year and six months) but which may extend to six years and with fine.6. ..... penalty for contravention of provisions of section 24- whoever contravenes the provisions of section 24 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than (one year and six months) but which may extend to six years and with fine.44. ..... -(1) subject to the provisions of this section :(a) no person shall knowingly cause or permit any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter determined in accordance with such standards as may be laid down by the state board to enter (whether directly or indirectly) into any (stream or well or sewer or on land) or(b) no person shall knowingly cause for permit to enter into any stream any other matter which may tend, either directly or in combination with similar matters, to impede the proper flow of the water of the stream ..... use of a well or stream for disposal of polluting water can be ordered to be slopped under section 24 of the act. ..... sections 16 and 17 of 1974 act, provide for construction of central and state boards. .....