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STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR VERSUS ALOK PRATAP SINGH & ORS.

Country/Territory
India
Type of court
National - higher court
Date
Jan 28, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Supreme Court of India
Seat of court
New Delhi
Judge
BALAKRISHNAN, K.G.
PANCHAL, J.M.
CHAUHAN., B.S.
Language
English
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Food waste Hazardous waste Solid waste Organic waste Waste disposal Disasters Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources
Abstract
The present appeals are about the decision on the disposal of waste after the Bhopal gas leak disaster. The State of Gujarat has challenged the order(s) passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in these appeals. About 315 M.T.s of waste lying at Union Carbide India Ltd. factory at Bhopal was sought to be incinerated at BEIL, Ankleshwar in Gujarat. The Madhya Pradesh State Pollution Control Board sought a direction from the High Court of M.P. to incinerate the waste at Ankleshwar in Gujarat. This was objected to by the State of Gujarat This Court requested the Union of India (Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers) to constitute/have a High Level meeting/committee to discuss with the representatives of the States of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and to find out some reasonable solution for the disputes. The task force which was constituted pursuant to the directions of this Court had held a meeting on 05.01.2010 and took certain decisions and a copy of the Minutes of the Meeting so held by the task force has been produced before this Court. It was agreed that a conditional clearance would be given by Central pollution Control board CPCB for the trial run and stabilization of incinerator at TSDF, Pithampur and a joint inspection by CPCB and the State Pollution Control Board would be conducted. After the completion of the above task, the trial run permission will be given after the stabilization work is over and the trial run will first be conducted with other industrial waste.
Full text
COU-156006.pdf
Website
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in