Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 160 · Decided 10 March 2003
Orissa State (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Board v. M/S. Orient Paper Mills & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 160 · [2003] 2 S.C.R. 741
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 331/2003
- Decided
- 10 March 2003
- Bench
- BRIJESH KUMAR, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
STATE (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) BOARD V. MIS. ORIENT PAPER MILLS & ANR. MARCH I 0, 2003 [BRIJESH KUMAR AND DR. AR. LAKSHMANAN, JJ.) Environmental laws: . A B Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; Sections 19, 21, 22 C and 37: Gazette Notification declaring certain notifY any area as Air Pollution Control Area by issuance of such D declarations by Gazette notification-No other manner is prescribed nor exists-Mere absence of rules would not divest the State of its statutory power declaring any area to be Air Pollution Control Area-Hence notification valid.
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