Vikas Sharma

Sections 3 and 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Pollution Control Boards, their chairman and members3 Oct 2026 Sections 1 and 2 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the article 252 resolutions, application to States and the definitions of pollution, sewage effluent, trade effluent and stream3 Oct 2026 Sections 22–26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: bar of civil court jurisdiction, delegation of powers, the effect of other laws, the rule-making power and laying of rules3 Oct 2026 Sections 18–21 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: protection for action in good faith, cognizance of offences on complaint, information and returns, and authority members as public servants3 Oct 2026 Sections 15E, 15F and 16–16B of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: penalties credited to the Environmental Protection Fund, the offence of not paying a penalty, and the Fund's accounts and annual report3 Oct 2026 Sections 15C and 15D of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: the adjudicating officer, the factors for fixing a penalty, and the appeal to the National Green Tribunal with the ten per cent deposit3 Oct 2026 Sections 15, 15A and 15B of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: the penalty for other contraventions, the penalty on companies and the liability of Heads of Departments3 Oct 2026 Sections 14A and 14B of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: the civil penalties for breaching sections 7 and 8, and for failing sections 9, 10 and 113 Oct 2026 Sections 12–14 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: environmental laboratories, Government Analysts and the evidentiary value of their reports3 Oct 2026 Sections 10 and 11 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: entry, inspection and seizure, the duty to assist inspectors, and taking samples3 Oct 2026 Section 9 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: intimation of an excess discharge or accident to the authorities, the duty to prevent or mitigate, and recovery of remedial costs3 Oct 2026 Sections 7 and 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: the duty not to discharge pollutants beyond the standards and the procedural safeguards for handling hazardous substances3 Oct 2026