The National Green Tribunal Act of 2010, Section 22, and the Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980, Section 2, address the diversion of 0.093 hectares of forest land for the construction of a Hotel-cum-Restaurant in the Bus Stand Complex. It was determined that any construction on forest land or its use...

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STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH vs. CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Judgement Date : august/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 481 SC

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CRUCIALOperating a vehicle without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate will result in the suspension of the vehicle\'s registration until the certificate is presented.A. According to the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, Section 14, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, Rules 11...

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DIRECTOR GENERAL (ROAD DEVELOPMENT) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs.AAM AADMI LOKMANCH

Judgement Date : july/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 420 SC

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CRUCIALFatalities due to negligence and illegal mining along the National Highway - The National Green Tribunal has the authority to mandate compensation payments to the NHAI, even if there are no legal representatives or heirs of the deceased involved in the proceedings, or if they have pursued sep...

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BANGALORE MYSORE INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR AREA PLANNING AUTHORITY vs. NANDI INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR ENTERPRISE LIMITED

Judgement Date : may/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 373 SC

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CRUCIALGroup Housing Projects - Framework Agreement - Project proponents are permitted to make deviations from the Project Technical Report (PTR) within specified limits, as necessary to allow all parties to fully benefit from the project\'s development.A. Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act,...

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HANUMAN LAXMAN AROSKAR vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 40 SC

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The Environment Protection Rules of 1986, specifically Rule 5(3)(d), pertain to the granting of Environment Clearance and the lifting of its suspension. The Union of India has initiated proceedings requesting that the Minutes from the fortieth meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) be offic...

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M.C. MEHTA vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

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A. Pollution Control - Transportation System - It is crucial to establish an efficient public transport system to minimize the use of private vehicles. Unless the government fulfills its responsibility to provide a robust public transport system, the reliance on private vehicles will continue, exace...

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TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Vs STERLITE INDUSTRIES (I) LTD. & ORS

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

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The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 are referenced. The Supreme Court has determined that an order issued by the State Government under Section 18 of the Water Act, which is not...

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Techi Tagi Tara Vs. Rajendra Singh Bhandari & Ors. [September 22, 2017]

Judgement Date : september/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 704 SC

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Arjun Gopal and Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors. [September 12, 2017]

Judgement Date : september/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 668 SC

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Common Cause Vs. Union of India and Ors. [August 2, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 536 SC

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Delhi Development Authority Vs. Kenneth Builders & Developers Ltd. & Ors. [June 29, 2016]

Judgement Date : june/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 421 SC

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P. Pramila and others Vs. State of Karnataka and another [April 09, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 282 SC

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Anirudh Kumar Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. [March 20, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 224 SC

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Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd. & ANR. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [September 22, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 602 SC

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G. Sundarrajan Vs Union of India & Ors. [May 08, 2014]

Judgement Date : may/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 350 SC

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Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. Etc. Vs. Union of India & Ors. Etc.

Judgement Date : october/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 747 SC

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Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. Union of India & Others.

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 526 SC

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M.Nizamuddin Vs. M/S Chemplast Sanmar Ltd.& Ors. [2010] INSC 183 (10 March 2010)

Judgement Date : march/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

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Parthiban Blue Metal Etc. Vs. The Member Secy. T.N. Polln.Cont. Bd. & Ors. [2007] Insc 82 (1 February 2007)

Judgement Date : february/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

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Bhag Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [2007] Insc 9 (5 January 2007)

Judgement Date : january/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

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Akhil Bharat Goseva Sangh Vs. State of A.P.& Ors [2006] Insc 162 (29 March 2006)

Judgement Date : march/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

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T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India & Ors [2005] Insc 504 (26 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 503 SC

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In Re: Noise Pollution Restricting Use of Loudspeakers [2005] Insc 356 (18 July 2005)

Judgement Date : july/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 356 SC

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M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors [2003] INSC 208 (2 April 2003)

Judgement Date : april/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

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Orissa State (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Board Vs. M/S Orient Paper Mills & ANR [2003] Insc 160 (10 March 2003)

Judgement Date : march/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 159 SC

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M.C. Mehta Vs. Kamal Nath & Ors [2000] INSC 334 (12 May 2000)

Judgement Date : may/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 331 SC

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Boddu Narayanamma Vs. Sri Venkatarama Aluminium Co. & Ors [1999] INSC 355 (21 September 1999)

Judgement Date : september/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 355 SC

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Indian Council For Enviro-Legal Action Vs. Union of India & Ors [1996] INSC 244 (13 February 1996)

Judgement Date : february/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

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State of Himachal Pradesh & Orsetc. Vs. Ganesh Wood Products & Orsetc [1995] INSC 482 (11 September 1995)

Judgement Date : september/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 474 SC

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Chhetriya Pardushan Mukti Sangharsh Samiti Vs. State of U.P & Ors [1990] INSC 231 (13 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

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The Petitioner, acting on behalf of a Social Organisation, submitted a letter claiming environmental pollution in certain villages and near the Sarnath Temple. This letter was subsequently treated as a Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India. The allegations included that smoke a...

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State Bare Acts

Andhra Pradesh State Laws 362 Arunachal Pradesh State Laws 77 Assam State Laws 302 Bihar State Laws 525 Chandigarh Local Acts 30 Chhattisgarh State Laws 148 Delhi Local Laws 320 Goa State Laws 216 Gujarat State Laws 405 Haryana State Laws 492 Himachal Pradesh State Laws 306 Jammu and Kashmir State Laws 344 Jharkhand State Laws 284 Karnataka State Laws 263 Kerala State Laws 310 Madhya Pradesh State Laws 553 Maharashtra State Laws 862 Manipur State Laws 68 Mizoram State Laws 84 Nagaland State Laws 104 Odisha State Laws 731 Puducherry State Laws 108 Punjab State Laws 669 Rajasthan State Laws 730 Sikkim State Laws 107 Tamil Nadu State Laws 693 Telangana State Laws 32 Tripura State Laws 87 UP State Laws 914 Uttarakhand State Laws 131 West Bengal State Laws 738

Central Acts Categories

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

List of Judgements

The Auroville Foundation Vs. Navroz Kersasp Mody &amp; Ors.

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India and Ors.

Sweta Estate Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon Vs. Haryana State Pollution Control Board &amp; Anr.

Dr. Balram Singh Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Dr. Balram Singh Vs. Union of India Ors.

South Indian Bank Ltd. &amp; Ors. Vs. Naveen Mathew Philip &amp; Anr. Etc.

Jolly George &amp; Anr. Vs. George Elias and Associates &amp; Ors.

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. V.B.R. Menon &amp; Ors.

M/s. Pahwa Plastics Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Dastak NGO

Himachal Pradesh Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (HPBSM&amp;DA) Vs. The Central Empowered Committee

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH vs. CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

DIRECTOR GENERAL (ROAD DEVELOPMENT) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs.AAM AADMI LOKMANCH

BANGALORE MYSORE INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR AREA PLANNING AUTHORITY vs. NANDI INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR ENTERPRISE LIMITED

HANUMAN LAXMAN AROSKAR vs. UNION OF INDIA

M.C. MEHTA vs. UNION OF INDIA

TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Vs STERLITE INDUSTRIES (I) LTD. & ORS

Techi Tagi Tara Vs. Rajendra Singh Bhandari & Ors. [September 22, 2017]

Arjun Gopal and Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors. [September 12, 2017]

Common Cause Vs. Union of India and Ors. [August 2, 2017]

Delhi Development Authority Vs. Kenneth Builders & Developers Ltd. & Ors. [June 29, 2016]

P. Pramila and others Vs. State of Karnataka and another [April 09, 2015]

Anirudh Kumar Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors. [March 20, 2015]

Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd. & ANR. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [September 22, 2014]

G. Sundarrajan Vs Union of India & Ors. [May 08, 2014]

Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. Etc. Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors. Etc.

Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. Union of India &amp; Others.

M.Nizamuddin Vs. M/S Chemplast Sanmar Ltd.& Ors. [2010] INSC 183 (10 March 2010)

Parthiban Blue Metal Etc. Vs. The Member Secy. T.N. Polln.Cont. Bd. & Ors. [2007] Insc 82 (1 February 2007)

Bhag Singh & Ors Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [2007] Insc 9 (5 January 2007)

Akhil Bharat Goseva Sangh Vs. State of A.P.& Ors [2006] Insc 162 (29 March 2006)

T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of India & Ors [2005] Insc 504 (26 September 2005)

In Re: Noise Pollution Restricting Use of Loudspeakers [2005] Insc 356 (18 July 2005)

M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors [2003] INSC 208 (2 April 2003)

Orissa State (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Board Vs. M/S Orient Paper Mills & ANR [2003] Insc 160 (10 March 2003)

M.C. Mehta Vs. Kamal Nath & Ors [2000] INSC 334 (12 May 2000)

Boddu Narayanamma Vs. Sri Venkatarama Aluminium Co. & Ors [1999] INSC 355 (21 September 1999)

Indian Council For Enviro-Legal Action Vs. Union of India & Ors [1996] INSC 244 (13 February 1996)

State of Himachal Pradesh & Orsetc. Vs. Ganesh Wood Products & Orsetc [1995] INSC 482 (11 September 1995)

Chhetriya Pardushan Mukti Sangharsh Samiti Vs. State of U.P &amp; Ors [1990] INSC 231 (13 August 1990)

State Bare Acts

The Auroville Foundation Vs. Navroz Kersasp Mody & Ors.

Sweta Estate Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon Vs. Haryana State Pollution Control Board & Anr.

Dr. Balram Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors.

South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors. Vs. Naveen Mathew Philip & Anr. Etc.

Jolly George & Anr. Vs. George Elias and Associates & Ors.

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. V.B.R. Menon & Ors.

Himachal Pradesh Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (HPBSM&DA) Vs. The Central Empowered Committee

Sterlite Industries (I) Ltd. Etc. Vs. Union of India & Ors. Etc.

Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. Union of India & Others.

Chhetriya Pardushan Mukti Sangharsh Samiti Vs. State of U.P & Ors [1990] INSC 231 (13 August 1990)