ACTS UNDER INDIAN

CONSTITUTION
 ARTICLES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
ENVIRONMEN PUBLIC
WATER ACT, TAL HEARING ACT,
1974 PROTECTION 1991
• Under Article ACT, 1986 Under Article
48A and • Under Article 253 of Indian
51A(g) of 21 and 253 of Constitution
Indian Indian
Constitution Constitution

AIR ACT, 1981 PUBLIC

• Under Article INTEREST
253 of Indian LITIGATION
Constitution ACT 1986
• Under Article
226 and 32 and
39 A of Indian
Constitution
 NATION
HAZARDO AL
US WASTE GREEN
MANAGEM TRIBUN
BIOMEDICA ENT AL ACT,
COASTAL L WASTE RULES, 2010
REGULATIO HANDLING 2000 • Under
N ZONE RULES, 1998 • Under Article
MANAGEME • Under Article 32 21 and
NT 1991 Article 21 and 48Aof 48A of
Under Article and 25(2) of Indian Indian
253 of Indian Indian Constituti Constit
Constitution Constitution on ution

PUBLIC MUNICIPAL ENVIRONME

LIABILITY SOLID NTAL IMPACT
INSURANCE WASTE ASSESSMENT
ACT 1991 MANAGEM ACT, 2006
• Under ENT RULES, Under Article
Article 226 2000 136 of Indian
and 32 of • Under Constitution
Indian Article 21 ,
Constitution 38, 47,
Article 48A,
and 243 of
Indian
Constitutio
n
 ARTICLE EXPLANATION
Article 19
Everyone has the right to freedom
of opinion and expression; this
right includes freedom to hold
opinions without interference and
to seek, receive and impart
information and ideas through any
media and regardless of frontiers
Article 21 This Article of the Constitution
of India, which emphasises the
right to live in a clean and healthy
environment. Article 21 of Indian
constitution “No person shall be
deprived of his life or personal
liberty except according to
procedure established by law
Article Article the Universal Declaration of
32 a fundamental right which
25(2) Human Rights advocating
right to standard of
empowers the Supreme adequate living for health
court to issue direction, and well-being of the
order, and writs individual including
medical care, sickness and
disability
Article Article the State shall secure that the
38 urges the state to secure a
39A operation of the legal system
promotes justice, on a basis
social order for the of equal opportunity, and
promotion of welfare of shall, in particular, provide
people free legal aid. Certain
principles of policy to be
followed by the State
Article imposes a duty on the state to
47 improve the standard of living
and public health. The
constitution also imposes certain
duties on citizens of the country
and courts have expanded the
understanding of certain
provisions in keeping with
changing times
Article
48(A) Protection and improvement
of environment and
safeguarding of forests and
wildlife. " State shall endeavour
to protect and improve the
environment and to safeguard
the forests and wildlife of the
country."
Article vests the Supreme Court
Article
136 of India, the apex court of the
country, with a special power to 226 This Article is the constitutional
right which empowers High
grant special leave, to appeal
court to issue a direction,
against any judgment or order
order, and writs for
or decree in any matter or
enforcement of fundamental
cause, passed or made by any
rights and other legal rights
Court/tribunal in the territory
of India.
Article
Article
243 This Article of the constitution
specifies the powers, authority and
responsibility of the municipalities 253 Parliament has power to make any
(W) to carry out functions that are
relevant to solid waste
law for the whole or any part of the
territory of India for implementing
any treaty, agreement or
management, public health,
sanitation conservancy and convention with any other country
protection of environment, or countries or any decision made
safeguarding interests of weaker at any international conference,
association or other body
sections and urban poverty
alleviation.