Vikas Sharma

Sections 3–6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the Central Board, Water Act State Boards acting as Air Act Boards, constitution of State Boards and the Central Board's role in Union territories3 Oct 2026 Sections 1 and 2 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: extent, commencement and the definitions of air pollutant, air pollution, approved fuel, emission, industrial plant and occupier3 Oct 2026 Sections 61–64 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: supersession of the Central, Joint and State Boards, and the rule-making powers of the Central and State Governments3 Oct 2026 Sections 55–60 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: assistance by local authorities, acquisition of land, returns and reports, bar of civil courts, good faith and the Act's overriding effect3 Oct 2026 Sections 51–54 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the Central and State Water Laboratories, Government analysts and their reports as evidence3 Oct 2026 Sections 49 and 50 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: who may complain to a court, the sixty-day notice, the courts that try offences, and Board members as public servants3 Oct 2026 Sections 45E–48 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the offences that remain for operating without consent and not paying a penalty, publication of offenders' names and penalties on Government Departments3 Oct 2026 Sections 45A–45D of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the penalty for other contraventions, the adjudicating officer, the appeal to the National Green Tribunal and the crediting of penalties3 Oct 2026 Sections 43–45 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the penalties for polluting a stream or well and for interfering with consent monitoring devices, as substituted in 2024, and the omitted section on enhanced penalty3 Oct 2026 Sections 41, 41A and 42 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the penalties for not complying with section 20, section 32 or closure directions, and for damaging Board works or obstructing officers3 Oct 2026 Sections 34–40 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: contributions to the Boards, the Boards' funds and borrowing, budget, annual report and accounts and audit3 Oct 2026 Sections 33, 33A and 33B of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: the Board's application to a court to restrain pollution, its power to direct closure or stop electricity and water, and the appeal to the National Green Tribunal3 Oct 2026