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SC slaps Rs 2 L fine on environment ministry over emission norms for industries

Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi | By
Oct 24, 2017 07:08 PM IST

The Supreme Court, which called the delay on part of the ministry as ‘lethargic and lazy’, said the failure to pay the fine over emission norms of Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide will invite more penalties.

The Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the ministry of environment on Tuesday for not fixing emission norms of Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide for 34 categories of industries — important to mitigate air pollution in Delhi and the NCR.

The Supreme Court said it was ‘surprised’ that the environment ministry was sitting on the recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board made on June 27.(Sonu Mehta/HT File Photo)
The Supreme Court said it was ‘surprised’ that the environment ministry was sitting on the recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board made on June 27.(Sonu Mehta/HT File Photo)

The emission norms are significant as these industries, engaged in producing fertilisers, nitric acid and other hazardous activities, use pet coke and furnace oil.

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Describing the ministry of environment and forests’s delay in issuing the norms as “lethargic and lazy”, the bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta took exception to the ministry issuing draft norms on October 23.

The court said failure to pay the fine would invite serious penalties. It said it was “surprised” that the ministry was sitting on the recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board made on June 27.

The draft norms issued on October 23 provide for 60 days for the public to raise objections.

The ministry will examine the objections before taking the final call on fixing the emission norms and it may not be before February 2018.

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