Environment
Environmental Framework
Environment includes water, air and land and inter-relationship which exist among and between water, air, land and human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organisms and property. It includes the complex physical, chemical and biological factors surrounding an organism or an ecological community.
Such factors act and interact with various species and organism to affect their form, growth and survival. Any unfavourable alteration of this environment is called environmental pollution. There has been substantive decline in Environment quality due to increasing pollution, loss of vegetal cover and biological diversity.
Environment Protection Act 1986
The Environment (Protection) Bill having been passed by both the Houses of Parliament, received the assent of the President on 23rd of May 1986 and it came in the Statue book as The Environment (Protection) Act 1986.
The main acts for environment protection in India include:
- The Forest Conservation Act, 1980
- Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
- Atomic Energy Act, 1962
- Environmental Protection Act, 1986
- National Environmental Tribunal 1995
- Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules 1989
- Biological Diversity Act 2002
BAVM Legal Environmental Practice
BAVM Legal team offers guidance to domestic and international clients on India's comprehensive environmental laws pertaining to recycling, hazardous waste management (by hospitals, clinics, manufacturing industries etc.), water and air pollution, forest and timber regulations, handling of chemicals, etc.
The team assists clients with regulatory compliances, enforcement actions and civil litigation in all aspects of environmental and natural resources law. We represent businesses of all sizes from companies to sole proprietorships, non-profit organizations, trusts and estates, governmental entities, individuals and trade associations.
Regulatory Compliance and Litigation
We advise and assist in coordinating with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Central Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
The team has enriching experience in handling cases with the National Green Tribunal, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. We represent clients in litigation, regulatory and transactional matters across all environmental law domains.