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S. Jagannath Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1997SC811; 1997(1)Crimes189(SC); JT1997(1)SC160; 1997(5)SCALE406; (1997)2SCC87; [1996]Supp9SCR848

..... statutory provisions which require them to obtain the necessary consent/authorisation from the concerned pollution control boards.39. there are other legislations like fisheries act, 1897, wild life protection act, 1972 and forest conservation act, 1980 which contain useful provisions for environment protection and pollution control. unfortunately, the authorities responsible for the implementation of various statutory provisions are wholly re-miss in the performance of their duties ..... country'. article 51a of the constitution imposes as one of the fundamental duties on every citizen, the duty to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures. the environment (protection) act, 1986 (the act) was enacted as a result of the decisions taken at the united nations conference on the human environment held at .....

Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... entitled to possess the same. 30 contravention of any condition of a licence or any provisions of the arms act, 1959 or any rule made thereunder. paragraph6offences under the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (53 of 1972) section description of offence 51 read with hunting of wild animals. section 9 51 read with contravention of provisions of section 17a section 17a relating to prohibition of picking ..... of crime linked to concerned offences and yet another added recently in 2016, such as: a) the forfeiture act, 1857 [repealed in 1922].; b) the criminal law amendment ordinance, 1944; c) the unlawful activities (prevention) act, 1967 [chapter v (inserted in 2013)].; d) the wild life (protection) act, 1972 [chapter via inserted in 2003].; 236 e) the code of criminal procedure, 1973 [chapter xxxiv disposal of .....

Indian Handicrafts Emporium and ors. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2003SC3240; 2003(5)ALD39(SC); 106(2003)DLT350(SC); JT2003(7)SC446; 2003(6)SCALE831; (2003)7SCC589

..... newly added provision section 40a or that the said section discriminates individual owners and traders is ill-founded.83. at the time of passing of the main wild life protection act in 1972, there were two categories of persons who could be in possession of animal articles, etc. namely (a) individual (non-traders) - who ..... reasonable as a trader was given sufficient time to dispose of all the articles in his possession.12. drawing our attention to the provisions of the wild life (protection) act, 1972, mr. malhotra would submit that the trade and possession of ivory having been totally prohibited. even non-traders are not entitled to possess the ..... had legally been made as there did not exist any restriction in that regard. 2. the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as 'the said act' for the sake of brevity) was enacted to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto or incidental therewith. indian .....

Animal and Environment Legal Defence Fund Vs. Union of India and Other ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1997SC1071; JT1997(3)SC298; 1997(2)SCALE493; (1997)3SCC549; [1997]2SCR728

..... section 35(1) by the notification of 1.3.1983. apparently no one lodged any claim. the collector issued a final order under section 24 of the wild life (protection) act, on 28.8.1986.7. the collector, chhindwara similarly issued a proclamation under sections 19 and 21 inviting claims. as no claims were received, a final ..... chhindwara. on such declaration, the collecter of the concerned district is required under section 19 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 to enquire into and determine the existence, nature and extent of the rights of any person in or over the land comprised within the limits of ..... by notification no. 5/15/82-10/77 dated 1.3.1983 the government of madhya pradesh forest department declared its intention under section 35(1) of the wild life (protection) act, 1972, to constitute the areas specified therein as a national park. the area of pench national park so notified was within the two districts of seoni and .....

T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2006(1)ALD(Cri)801; [2007(1)JCR99(SC)]; JT2006(4)SC454; 2006(4)SCALE232; (2006)10SCC480

..... main habitations and their maintenances by providing sufficient number of vents for the roads existing at the time of notification of kolleru wild life sanctuary under section 18 of wild life (protection) act, 1972 without permitting new roads and culverts.(7) right to maintain existing water courses and drains necessary to avert submersion ..... fishermen cooperative society; sanjaya gandhi fishermen co-operative society, sringavarappaduof krishna district will be cancelled. the claimants are not entitled to any compensation under wild life (protection) act, 1972 as they were assigned the lands by the government on free of land value.(11) d-farm pattas to the extent of ac. ..... of agricultural lands surrounding kolleru lake.(8) other rights and conditions as specified under section 27 to 34 and other provisions of the wild life (protection) act, 1972.(9) electricity connection shall be given for domestic use only and not for aquaculture or any activity connected therewith.(10) the 'd .....

Pradeep Krishen Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 1996VAD(SC)94; AIR1996SC2040; JT1996(5)SC181; 1996(4)SCALE566; (1996)8SCC599; [1996]Supp2SCR697; 1996(2)LC414(SC)

..... chief conservator of forests (w.l.), madhya pradesh, bhopal. sub : extraction of forest produce from-national parks and sanctuaries consequent to the amendment of the wild-life (protection) act. ref. : this departments notification of even no. dated 13th dec. 1994. the following order is being circulated by the state government partly modifying its ..... around the boundaries thereof with the avowed object of maintenance of their traditional rights. the petitioner contends that this act of the state government is ultra-vires the provisions of the wild life (protection) act, 1972, as well as the petitioner's fundamental rights guaranteed by articles 14 and 21 of the constitution ..... a sanctuary and national park under section 18 and section 35, respectively, of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 can be exploited for the collection of minor forest produce in violation of the restrictions contained in the said act ?and(ii) whether the state government has the right to exploit minor forest produce .....

Essar Oil Ltd. Vs. Halar Utkarsh Samiti and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2004SC1834; (2004)2GLR1027; JT2004(2)SC210; 2004(1)SCALE584; (2004)2SCC392; 2004(1)LC689(SC)

..... so permitted?6. the answer to the first question depends on an interpretation of the provisions of three statutes namely, the wild life (protection) act, 1972, the forest (conservation) act, 1980 and the environment (protection) act, 1986. chronologically, the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (referred to hereafter as the wpa) is the earliest statute. it defines 'wildlife' in section 2(37) as ..... wrote two letters dated 20.11.2000 and 30.11.2000 to the appellant stating that the appellant had not been granted approval under the wild life (protection) act as had been found by the high court in the impugned decision. the appellant then filed an application for review of the impugned decision ..... park and sanctuary. it was submitted that permission of the chief wildlife warden of the state was required under sections 29 and 33 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 and that it was necessary to obtain such permission prior to the final approval from the government of india.50. on 18th september, .....

Consumer Education and Research Society Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2000SC975; (2001)2GLR1091; JT2000(2)SC189; 2000(1)SCALE606; (2000)2SCC599; [2000]1SCR907; 2000(2)LC843(SC)

..... the development of the said backward area of kutchh district. the resolution was passed in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26-a(3) of the wild life protection act. pursuant to that resolution the government issued a notification to that effect on 9-8-1995. the petitioner again challenged those notifications by filing the writ petition ..... 14-4 1981 the government of gujarat, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(1) of the wild life protection act, 1972, declared a part of the forest area in lakhphat taluka of kutch district as a 'wild life sanctuary.' the total area of the sanctuary was 765.79 sq. k.m. on 27-7-1993 it ..... for exploitation and with this intention and without in any way diluting the commitment to protect wild life and to improve the habitat by positive steps the government is proposing this resolution under the provisions of section 26-a(3) of the wild life (protection) act, 1972. we agree with mr. dhawan that some aspects deserved better consideration and .....

State of M.P. and ors. Vs. Madhukar Rao

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2008(2)ALD63(SC); [2008(2)JCR86(SC)]; JT2008(1)SC364; 2008(2)KLT105(SC); 2008(1)SCALE231; 2008AIRSCW787; 2008(2)ICC175

..... case, an order of confiscation of the vehicle was passed by the competent authority and the confiscation order had attained finality. the present case arises under the wild life protection act and the facts are materially different. 14. the decision of this court closer to the issue under consideration may be found in moti lal v. central ..... the same question arises for consideration. the question is whether a vehicle or vessel etc. seized under section 50(1)(c) of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act') is put beyond the power of the magistrate to direct its release during the pendency of trial in exercise of powers under section 451 ..... no substance in the contention raised by the learned counsel for the appellant that section 50 of the wild life act is a complete code and, therefore, cbi would have no jurisdiction to investigate the offences under the said act. hence, it cannot be said that the judgment and order passed by the high court rejecting the .....

Moti Lal Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2002SC1691; 2002(2)BLJR1123; (SCSuppl)2002(3)CHN112; 2002CriLJ2060; 2002(2)Crimes193(SC); JT2002(4)SC31; 2002(3)SCALE435; (2002)4SCC713; [2002]2SCR995; 2002(1)LC694(SC);

..... is whether the central bureau of investigation (cbi) was authorised to investigatean offence, which is punishable under the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as 'the wild life act') as is contendedthat the said act is a self contained code? before deciding the said question we would narrate brief facts of the case. 3 ..... investigate the matter is without any substance. 8. keeping the aforesaid notifications in mind, we would firstrefer to the relevant provisions of the wild life act. it is the contention of the learned counsel for the appellant that section 50prescribes exhaustive procedure to investigate and seize the articles specified therein. ..... this appeal. 5. at the time of hearing of this matter, mr. d.n, goburdhan, learned counsel appearing for the appellant submitted that the wild life act is a special law as understood under section 5 of the code ofcriminal procedure, 1973 and it contains comprehensive provisions for investigation, inquiry, search, seizure, .....