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Pollution Control Board records — SC

Supreme Court of India · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited

Pollution Control Boards = §2(h); monitoring data + consent records must be proactively disclosed.

Case details

Court Supreme Court of India
Decided 2018-01-01
Citation Citation awaited
Petitioner Affected resident / RTI applicant
Respondent State / Central Pollution Control Board
RTI Act sections §2(h), §4(1)(b)
Outcome Applicant allowed

Outcome

SPCB / CPCB are public authorities under §2(h); pollution-monitoring data, industry-compliance reports and consent-to-operate records are §4 disclosure material.

Ratio decidendi

State Pollution Control Boards and the Central Pollution Control Board are public authorities under §2(h). Ambient pollution monitoring data, industry-wise consent-to-operate records, compliance-audit outcomes and violation notices are §4(1)(b) material — proactive publication on the Board's portal is mandatory.

Keywords

pollution control, SPCB, CPCB, §2(h), §4

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