Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act,
1888 as well as Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act,
1966 (The M.R.T.P. Act, for short). The appellant ... Ministry of Environment and Forest issued a notification
under the provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986
regulating building activities in Coastal Zones which
Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986
(“E.P. Act”) read with Rule 5(3)(d) of the Environment (Protection) Rules,
1996 (“E.P. Rules”). Tata HDCL applied ... Environment, Forests and Climate Change, in exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 3(2) and (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
read with
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 ", " The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 " and " The Environment (Protection) Act ... Section 2 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (the Act of 1986 for short),
defines "environment" as under:
"2(a). "environment
town planning,
environment impact assessment must first be undertaken, clearance obtained and
then the decision taken. Unfortunately, the Rules under Environment
(Protection) Act as such ... Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, has
been framed in exercise of the rule-making power conferred by Section 25 of
the Environment (Protection) Act
authority the powers to issue directions under S.5 of the Environment Act and for taking measures with respect to the matters referred ... exercise of powers under Section 5 of the said Act (Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ), for issuing directions and for taking measures with respect to matters
Pollution) Act, 1974 (the Water Act ), the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (the Air Act) and the
Environment (Protection) Act ... directions under the Act. The object
and purpose of the Act: "to provide for the protection and improvement of
environment" could only
powers delegated to him under Section 5 of
the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 calling upon the noticees to show
cause why a damage ... that even if the
provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ,
Air Act and Water Act had been violated, the petitioners
are not entitled
exercise of powers inter alia
conferred by Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 stipulating a
requirement of a prior environmental clearance for setting ... State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority
constituted under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986. Clause
2 of the notification specifies inter alia
safeguards. The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 were made in
exercise of power conferred by Sections 6 and 25 of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. According ... Schedule I to the said Act, which includes the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and
the Environment (Protection) Act
effort made by the
concerned Ministry. The prescribed norms in the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 are as follows :
"These standards ... have
implemented by providing stringent emission norms in
terms of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 and work
zone standards under the Factories Act, 1948 . Therefore
