TAMIL NADU POLUTION CONTROL BOARD vs STERLITE INDUSTRIES (I) LTD

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment18 February 2019

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Court	Supreme Court of India
Record type	Judgment
Diary number	Diary No. 17302/2013
Date of decision	18 February 2019
Bench	HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEET SARAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN
Disposal	Orders set aside for lack of jurisdiction; orders of closure remain operative but must be challenged via writ petition
Reporting	reportable
Acts	Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
Sections	Section 16 of the NGT Act Section 28 of the Water Act Section 31 of the Air Act Section 33A of the Water Act Section 31A of the Air Act Section 33B of the Water Act Section 31B of the Air Act Section 18(1)(b) of the Water Act Section 29 of the Water Act Section 21 of the Air Act Section 27 of the Water Act Section 28 of the Water Act Section 31 of the Air Act Section 31 of the Air Act Section 14 of the NGT Act

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