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Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act

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Amit Kumar RayversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Amit Kumar Ray, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing various authorities to enforce closure orders against an illegal sawmill operating within a 10 km eco‑sensitive zone (ESZ) of Kawar Jheel, to relocate the mill, protect his senior‑citizen father's health, and initiate …

PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONversusSUS ROAD BANER VIKAS MANCH AND OTHERS

2024 INSC 682Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSOCIATIONversusUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

2014 INSC 72Disposed off

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 …

A.P. POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDversusPROF. M.V. NA YUDU (RETD.) AND OTHERS

1999 INSC 24Directions issued

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 …

M.C. MEHTA ETC. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ETC. ETC.

1992 INSC 167Hearing Adjourned

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 …