Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 Archives

Raid Within Days of AAP-BJP Switch Was Political Vendetta, Not Environmental Urgency: Punjab & Haryana HC Applies Wednesbury to Restrain PPCB

In the case at hand, the Punjab Pollution Control Board raided a company at the time when its Chairman Emeritus switched political allegiance from AAP to BJP.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Illegal Sand Mining on Yamuna Banks| NGT directs HSPCB to take Disciplinary Action against Regional Officer for Negligence

The Tribunal noted that the activity of illegal sand mining was within the knowledge of the Regional Officer, HSPCB and still the Unit was permitted to operate without valid Consent to Operate.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can an establishment employing about 8000 workers be shut down for not obtaining Environmental Clearance, even when it acts in compliance with required pollution norms? SC answers

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Indira Banerjee*and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ., held that although to protect future generations and to ensure