Supreme Court of India

Forum, Prevention of Envn. and Sound Pollution v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 966
Bench R.C. Lahoti and Ashok Bhan JJ.
Decided 28 October 2005

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Before parting, we would like to clarify further that we may not be understood as diluting in any manner our holding in Noise Pollution (V), in Re. (supra).

Judgment, page 6

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Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rule 2000-Rules 5 (3), 5(2) -Imposition of restriction on the use of Loud-speakers/public address system at night (between 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m.)-Relaxation by inserting Sub-Rule (3) to Rule 5-Constitutionality of-Held: Constitutional-Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14 and 21. In terms of sub-rule (2) of Rule 5 of Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rule 2000, the Central Government imposed restriction on the use of loud speakers/public address system at night (between 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m.). By 2002 Amendment, sub-rule (3) was inserted

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