Administrative mechanism, powers and functions of Pollution Control Boards
Author – Gauresh Chaudhary, Student at National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Best Citation – Gauresh Chaudhary, Administrative mechanism, powers and functions of Pollution Control Boards, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 57, ISBN – 978-81-960677-0-0.
Abstract
Pollution is a common word in now days. People are adjusting themselves in the polluted environment because of having no other option. In the same polluted world, people are also expanding themselves under the ambit of development and putting their hands into the increase of pollution. For the latter case, there are several statutes; committees have been designed in the system to make a balance between development and environment to work for inter-generation equity.[1] Pollution control board is one of the boards which is designed to check upon these later cases closely. It is a statutory body and have both central and state level jurisdiction.
The main theme of this paper deals with the administration and functioning of Pollution Control Board. How the Board is working, how the court are working over the pollution control board’s decisions and what implications and results it is having in the whole environmental system has been checked in this paper adding upon the recommendations.
The paper has been divided into two broad parts. First part specifically deals with the powers and functions of the Pollution control board determining their powers and functions and analysing the same with the help of several case laws. The second part is a broad analysis of the working of pollution control board in accordance with the statute and the problems in the practical world. This part also includes some recommendations based on the committee reports and practical problems in the country.
[1] K.I. Vibhute, Environment, Present and Future Generations: Inter-Generational Equity, Justice and Responsibility 38 JILI 65-73 (1998)