LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 2 Environmental Laws Jan 2018 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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1. Q1 Attempt any four questions
2. Q2 All questions carry marks
3. Q1 Answer the following (not more than two sentences) 20 marks
   • a) What is Environment Impact Assessment?
   • b) Which amendment to the Indian Constitution has a two-fold provision for the environment
   • c) What is the ‘Joint Board’ under the Water Act 1974?
   • d) Define ‘Sustainable Development’? Define Silence Zone under the Noise Pollution Rules,
   • f) Under section 22 A of Air Act the Board can make application to which court for restraining person from causing air pollution?
   • g) Who is an ‘Occupier’ under the Water Act?
   • h) Define ‘Air pollution’ under the Air Act
   • i) What you mean by ‘Cognizance offence’ under EPA 1986?
   • j) Define ‘Animal Article’ under the Wild life Act
4. Q2 Write short notes (any four) 20 marks
   • d) Stockholm Conference
   • f) Under the Air ‘Power of Entry and Inspection’
5. Q3 Solve the following (any two) 12 marks
   • a) ‘X’ enters along-with his friends in a Sanctuary, planning a picnic with food and liquor. They were having sharp weapons, match-boxes, kerosene with them. In the influence of liquor two
   • i) What are the rules for authorized entry in Sanctuary and who issues permission?
   • ii) Hunted black-buck will be whose property
   • iii) Whataction will be taken against ‘X’ and his
   • b) Some of the Tanneries at a river bank discharging untreated solid and liquid waste on land and water of the river causing surrounding area highly polluted. Surrounding residents were fed up with this nuisance
   • i) What are the remedies available to nearby residents?
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   • ii) What action will be taken against defaulting Tanneries?
   • c) One News Paper reported that a Nursing Home in a city throwing its Bio-medical waste in a public dust-bin on a foot-path, This was causing serious health hazards to surrounding residents and by passers
   • i) On this reported news can a Pollution Control Board take a suo-moto action against the
   • ii) What is the proper procedure of Bio-medical waste disposal?
   • iii) How much period the bio- medical waste can be kept untreated and beyond that what procedure should be followed?
6. Q4 Answer the following (any four) 48 marks
   • a) Enumerate the powers of Central government to take measures to protect and improve environment under the EPA 1986
   • b) ‘Public Interest Litigations have greater significance in the field of environment protection’ Explain with the decided case Explain provisions of environment protection under the Indian Penal Code
   • d) Discuss the Penal provisions under the Water Act
   • e) Explain the various provisions to collect effluent samples and procedure to be followed in connection there with under the Air Act
   • f) Discuss Indian Constitutional provisions for conservation and protection of environment
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