GPCB Archives

Landlord's Liability For Illegal Acts of Tenant

Landlord Cannot Be Held Accountable for Tenant’s Environmental Violations: Supreme Court Declines to Interfere with NGT Order

The Court declined to interfere with the NGT’s order holding that a landlord, being the owner and not the actual occupier of the premises, cannot be held accountable for environmental violations by the tenant.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Material Working Facilities operating without CTE, Junagadh Municipal Commissioner oblivious of responsibilities’: Gujarat HC seeks report on non-compliance of Plastic Waste Management Rules

“It was evident that the Municipal Commissioner, Junagadh Municipal Corporation was oblivious of the requirement of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, while establishing Material Recovery Facility (MRF) without any approval/permission of the GPCB and engaging private operators who do not have requisite permission of the GPCB.”