LLB 3 Years Sem 2 Environmental Laws Apr 2015 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Answer the following (not more than two sentences) 20 marks
   • (a) Define ‘Hazardous waste’ vide New Hazardous Waste Rules, 1989
   • (b) Define ‘Occupier’ under the
   • (c) What is ‘Eco-mark’ ?
   • (d) What is ‘Global Warming’?
   • (e) Name the four kinds of forest, the forest act deals with
   • (f) The 42 Amendment to the Constitution of India is called as ‘Two Foid
   • (g) Define ‘Air Pollutant’as defined under the Air Act 4 (h) Name two activities prohibited under the Coastal Regulations
   • (i) Describe the provision of appeal under the Water Act
   • (j) is the Polluter Pays Principle ?
2. Q2 Wrie short note on the following (any four) 20 marks
   • (b) Disaster Management
   • (c) Coastal Regulations
   • (d) Sustainable Development
   • (f) Stockholm Conference
3. Q3 Solve the following : (any two) 12 marks
   • (a) During Navratri Festival ‘Satya Ram’ group was playing loud music on the public road and arranged ‘Dandiya’dance until 3.00 a.m. Objection were taken by nearly residents, but the organisers refused to stop the
   • (i) What action can be taken against the organizers ?
   • (ii) When does noise result into actionable nuisance?
   • (b) Rajesh accused of killing an elephant was under going a trial in the court: With reference to the Wild-life Protection Act, answer the
   • (i) Can any person hunt any wild animal ? Explain
   • (ii) When is killing and wounding of any wild animal not an offence? Can such person claim the body of the wild animal ?
   • (c) Aglucose factory was installed in a residential locality under the licence granted by the appropriate authority, which seemed to be a strange thing Smoke and ash from the boiler of the factor caused a great deal of atmospheric pollution resulting in deleterious effects on the residents of the locality in general. It was also contented that the factory was being run around the clock and hence causing booming sound of the boiler
   • (i) As per the Noise Pollution Rules, what does “Day and Night’
   • (ii) Name the various Areas/Zones as categorised by Rules. What is Silence Zone ?
4. Q4 Answer the following : (any four) 48 marks
   • (a) Discuss the constitutional provisions with environment
   • (b) Explain the Penal Provision under the Water Act
   • (c) Discuss in details the salient features of Protection Act
   • (d) Public Interest litigation has assumed great Significance in the field of environment pollution. In the light of decided cause. Explain the above
   • (e) Enumerate the functions of the Central Borad under the Air Act
   • (f) Explain the Provisions for regulating Hunting of Wild Animals under the

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