Environmental Law
A High Level Committee has been constituted on August 29, 2014 to review the following Acts
administered by Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change:
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
- Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
- The Indian Forest Act, 1927
Composition of Committe
- Shri. T.S.R. Subramanian, Chairman
- Shri Viswanath Anand, Member
- Justice (Retd.) Sh. A.K. Srivastav, Member
- Shri K.N. Bhat, Member
Object of the Committee
- To assess the status of implementation of each of the aforesaid Acts vis-a-vis the objectives;
- To examine and take into account various court orders and judicial pronouncements relating to these Acts;
- To recommend specific amendments needed in each of these Acts so as to bring them in line with current requirements to meet objectives; and
- To draft proposed amendments in each of the aforesaid Acts to give effect to the proposed recommendations.
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