Environment Protection and Pollution Control

Water bodies

— Lake National Wildlife Sanctuary — Demolition of fish tanks/bunds constructed illegally/by encroachment of sanctuary (Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary in A.P.) — Prohibition of use or transportation of inputs for aquaculture, pisciculture, prawn and shrimp culture within Sanctuary — Validity of notification/recommendations of CEC in respect of — Held, said notification and recommendations are valid — Demolition of fish tanks/ bunds and stoppage of use or transportation of inputs for pisciculture within Sanctuary, directed with immediate effect — Reasons for validity of notification/recommendations, discussed — Principle of sustainable development applied, (2006) 5 SCC 47-A

Environment Protection and Pollution Control

Water bodies

— Lake National Wildlife Sanctuary — Demolition of fish tanks/bunds constructed on private land forming part of Sanctuary, but not yet acquired by Government — Kolleru lake in A.P. the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia — Prohibition of use or transportation of inputs for aquaculture, pisciculture, prawn and shrimp culture in or to such private lands — Permissibility of — Wherever pisciculture existed in private land, as on date of notification concerned, fishing by traditional method being permitted without causing environmental hazard, till Government acquired such private lands, and right to do traditional agriculture without using pesticides and chemicals also being permitted, held, said demolition and prohibition are permissible, (2006) 5 SCC 47-B

Environment Protection and Pollution Control

Generally

— Pollution (by effluents) — Prevention of — Multiple sources of pollution — Temporal order of regulation/control of — Permissibility of step-by-step, one-at-a-time approach to regulation of various sources of pollution — Held, such an approach is permissible and it is not open to Court to tell Government as to which of sources of pollution should be regulated first in point of time, (2006) 5 SCC 47-C