9.3 Environmental Law

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Silyabus

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5043 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Including Laws for The Protection of The Wild Life & other Living Creatures Including Animal Welfare)

Paper-III

Unit -1: Basic Aspects: Meaning and definition of environment and pollution, kinds of pollution. sources and consequences of pollution: Significance of environmental Law: Ancient Indian

Philosophy relating to environment protection.

Unit-2: Territory law, Constitution provisions concerning environment Articles 14,15,(2) (b) 19 (e),21,31,32,38,39,42,47, 48-A,49,51,51-A: Constitutional provisions about states powers concerning acquisition, regulation and distribution of natural resources (water, forests, mines, oil) with special emphasis on Arts 14, 15, 19, 31A, 31B, 31C, 39 (b) & (c): Union lists (Entries 6,52,56,57) State list (Entries 17,18,21,23) Concurrent List (Entries 17,17-1,178,18,20) of Ninth Schedule and land reforms, Abolition of intermediaries and land ceiling.

Unit-3: Primary Protective Laws: Water Act, 1974, Air Act, 1981, Environment (Protection) Act 1972 and Forest Act, 1927 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Biodiversity Act, 2002, NET 1995, NEAA 1997, Schedule Tribe (Forest Rights) Act. Act.

Unit-4: Secondary Laws noise pollution regulations: Environment Impact Assessment (EIA).

rules relating to waste management (Solid wastes, hazardous wastes, bio-medical wastes, CRZ Notification).

Unit-5: Common Law & Criminal Law Remedies for Environmental Problems: Nuisance, Negligence, strict liability and absolute liability. Provisions of IPC relating to environmental problems (public nuisance u/s 268 and others (Sections 269,270,277,284,285,286,425 to 44m Section 133 of Cr.P.C.

Unit-6: International Law and Environmental Protection: Stockholm Conference 1972, Rio

summit, 1992, UNEP, WSSD, 2002, Trail Smelter Arbitration.

Unit-7: Environment and Development Meaning and concept of development - Its impact on environment; conflict between environment and development, Concept of Sustainable Development. (Principles of integration, polluter pay principle, precautionary principle, interpenetrated equity). Public Trust Doctrine. people's movements (Chipko, Tehri, Silent valley and NBA) Land Acquisition for development projects - Social and legal problems. Unit-8: Judicial Activism and Environment: Public interest litigation for environmental

protection; landmark Judgments-(Reference cases; Bhopal case, Olium gas leakage case, Rural

Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, Dehradun. (Dehradoo case, (1985) Supp SCC 487). A.P

Pollution Control Board v. Prof M.V. Nayudu (1999) 2 SCC 718), Vellore Citizen Welfare

Forum v. Union of India, (1996) 5SCC 647), Ganga Pollution case (1988) 1 SCC ), Olga Tellis v. Bombay Muncipal Corporation ((1985) 3 SCCS 45). S. Jagannath v. UOI (1997) SCC867)

Samatha case, M.C.Mehta V. Kamalnath (1997) I SCC 388) and other latest landmarks judgments.

Books Recommended:

1. S.C.Sastry, Environmental Law

2. Tiwari, Environmental Law

3. S.Shanta Kumar, Environmental Law

4. Armin Rosencranz, Shyam Divan, Martha L. Noble: Environmental Law 5. Leela Krishna, P, The Evolving Environmental Law and Policy in India

6. Leela Krishna, P, Environmental Law

7. Paras Diwan, Environmental Law, Policy, Administration 8. Animal Laws of India, Maneka Gandhi, University Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.

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Notes

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5043 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Including Laws for The Protection of The Wild Life & other Living Creatures Including Animal Welfare)

Paper-III

Unit -1: Basic Aspects: Meaning and definition of environment and pollution, kinds of pollution. sources and consequences of pollution: Significance of environmental Law: Ancient Indian

Philosophy relating to environment protection.

Unit-2: Territory law, Constitution provisions concerning environment Articles 14,15,(2) (b) 19 (e),21,31,32,38,39,42,47, 48-A,49,51,51-A: Constitutional provisions about states powers concerning acquisition, regulation and distribution of natural resources (water, forests, mines, oil) with special emphasis on Arts 14, 15, 19, 31A, 31B, 31C, 39 (b) & (c): Union lists (Entries 6,52,56,57) State list (Entries 17,18,21,23) Concurrent List (Entries 17,17-1,178,18,20) of Ninth Schedule and land reforms, Abolition of intermediaries and land ceiling.

Unit-3: Primary Protective Laws: Water Act, 1974, Air Act, 1981, Environment (Protection) Act 1972 and Forest Act, 1927 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Biodiversity Act, 2002, NET 1995, NEAA 1997, Schedule Tribe (Forest Rights) Act. Act.

Unit-4: Secondary Laws noise pollution regulations: Environment Impact Assessment (EIA).

rules relating to waste management (Solid wastes, hazardous wastes, bio-medical wastes, CRZ Notification).

Unit-5: Common Law & Criminal Law Remedies for Environmental Problems: Nuisance, Negligence, strict liability and absolute liability. Provisions of IPC relating to environmental problems (public nuisance u/s 268 and others (Sections 269,270,277,284,285,286,425 to 44m Section 133 of Cr.P.C.

Unit-6: International Law and Environmental Protection: Stockholm Conference 1972, Rio

summit, 1992, UNEP, WSSD, 2002, Trail Smelter Arbitration.

Unit-7: Environment and Development Meaning and concept of development - Its impact on environment; conflict between environment and development, Concept of Sustainable Development. (Principles of integration, polluter pay principle, precautionary principle, interpenetrated equity). Public Trust Doctrine. people's movements (Chipko, Tehri, Silent valley and NBA) Land Acquisition for development projects - Social and legal problems. Unit-8: Judicial Activism and Environment: Public interest litigation for environmental

protection; landmark Judgments-(Reference cases; Bhopal case, Olium gas leakage case, Rural

Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, Dehradun. (Dehradoo case, (1985) Supp SCC 487). A.P

Pollution Control Board v. Prof M.V. Nayudu (1999) 2 SCC 718), Vellore Citizen Welfare

Forum v. Union of India, (1996) 5SCC 647), Ganga Pollution case (1988) 1 SCC ), Olga Tellis v. Bombay Muncipal Corporation ((1985) 3 SCCS 45). S. Jagannath v. UOI (1997) SCC867)

Samatha case, M.C.Mehta V. Kamalnath (1997) I SCC 388) and other latest landmarks judgments