Section 37 AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981

 

Section 37 AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 : 

Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31A.—

(1) Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or directions issued under section 31A, shall, in respect of each such failure, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year and six months but which may extend to six years and with fine, and in case the failure continues, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such failure continues after the conviction for the first such failure.

(2) If the failure referred to in sub-section (1) continues beyond a period of one year after the date of conviction, the offender shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years and with fine.

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments And Leading Case Law Related to Section 37 AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981:  

M.C. Mehta vs Kamal Nath & Ors on 12 May, 2000

M.C. Mehta vs Kamal Nath & Ors on 12 May, 2000

Orissa State (Prevention And ... vs M/S Orient Paper Mills And Anr on 10 March, 2003

P.Pramila & Ors vs State Of Karnataka & Anr on 9 April, 2015

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