Supreme Court of India

Orissa State (prevention and Control of Pollution) Board v. M/s. Orient Paper Mills & Anr.

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Reported as [2003] 2 S.C.R. 741
Bench Brijesh Kumar J.
Decided 10 March 2003

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Environmental laws: . Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; Sections 19, 21, 22 and 37: Gazette Notification declaring certain areas as Air Pollution Control Areas without framing appropriate rules under the provision of the Act­ Validity of-Held: Under the provision of/aw The State Government possesses power to notifY any area as Air Pollution Control Area by issuance of such declarations by Gazette notification-No other manner is prescribed nor exists-Mere absence of rules would not divest the State of its statutory power declaring any area to be Air Pollution Control

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