Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act

The Occupational Health and Safety Association filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking directions for the framing of occupational safety and health guidelines for workers in coal‑fired thermal power plants (CFTPPs) and compensation for occupational diseases. The Court examined whether the right to health and a s…

The Supreme Court considered appeals filed by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board challenging the High Court's order granting consent to a company to set up a castor‑oil derivatives plant near the Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar catchment areas. The Board argued that the industry fell in the "red" hazardous catego…

The Supreme Court entertained writ petitions filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta under Article 32, seeking relief from severe air pollution caused by mechanical stone crushers operating in Delhi and adjoining areas of Haryana. The petitioners alleged that the stone‑dust and smoke emitted by the crushers endanger…

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and its concessionaire Noble Exchange set up a Garbage Processing Plant (GPP) at Baner, Pune under a 2005 development plan that reserved the land for such a facility. The plant was authorized under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 and received environm…