LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 2 Environmental Laws Nov 2011 Envt Laws Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Answer the following (not more than two sentences) :— 20 marks
   • (a) What does’Bar of Jurisdiction’ under Air Act mean ?
   • (b) Under the Water Act, what does ‘Protection of Action taken in Good
   • (c) Define ‘Animal article’ as given under the Wild Life Protection Act
   • (d) U/s 25 of the Water Act, the consent of the State Board is deemed to have been given on the expiry of what period, after making application ?
   • (e) State the Constitutional Amendment indicated for Environment Protection, Explain how it aims at environment protection
   • (f) Who is an ‘Occupier’ as per the Environment Protection Act
   • (g) Explain the provisions of ‘Revision’ as perthe WaterAct
   • (h) State the object of the National Environment Tribunal
   • (i) What does the definition of ‘Board’ under Air Act mean ?
   • (j) How is “Authorisation” defined under the Hazardous Waste Rules ?
2. Q2 Write short notes on the following (any four) 20 marks
   • (d) ‘Offences by Company’ under the Environment Protection Act
   • (e) ‘Hunting’ as per the Wild Life Protection Act
   • (f) Power to declaré Air Pollution Control Areas under the Air Act
3. Q3 Solve the following (any two) :— 12 marks
   • (a) A mid growing concerns over straying away of tigers from the Ranthambore Sanctuary, Rajasthan, the Chief Minister visited it and showed great concern and directed strict implementation of the laws
   • (i) u/s 27 of the Wild Life Protection Act, who are the persons who can enter into the sanctuary
   • (ii) u/s 28 of the Wild Life Protection Act, who is authorised to grant ‘permit’ and for what purpose ?
   • (b) A report of the High Court Commissioners accuses big hospitals of flouting norms of disposing Bio-Medical Wastes and carelessly dumping used syringes, blood soaked dressings, vials of untreated urine and blood. Bio-Medical Wastes were found lying open in the hospital
   • (i) What are the provisions for segregation, packaging and storage under Bio-Medical Wastes Rules ?
   • (ii) Who has to apply for Grant of authorisation under Bio-Medical
   • (c) Shrimp farms along the coast were causing serious environmental degradation. On the other hand, Shrimp farming was a major foreign exchange earner. However, such shrimp culture industries in the coastal zone are a matter of concern and serious impairment would be caused to the ecology
   • (i) State the classifications of the coastal regulation zones under the Coastal Regulation Zones Notification. Explain each of them in short
   • (ii) State any three ‘Regulated activities’ as per the Coastal
4. Q4 Answer any four :— 48 marks
   • (a) Discuss the penal provisions under the Water Act
   • (b) How does the Environment Protection Act seek to protect the environment ? Highlight the salient features of the Environment Protection Act
   • (c) What is ‘Judicial Activism’ ? Is it at its best in environment pollution
   • (d) Enumerate the functions of Central Board under the Water Act
   • (e) Explain the provisions of the power to take samples of the air or emission and the procedure to be followed by a State Board under the Air Act
   • (f) Critically examine the protection of the environment with respect to the provisions under the Indian Penal Code

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