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Environmental Law · August/September 2013 (5-YDC)
August/September (5-YDC) 2013 · Environmental Law · Semester 1
FACULTY OF LAW
B.A. LL.B. (5 YDC) III - Year V - Semester Examination, August / September, 2013
Subject: LAW
PAPER - IV: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Code: 4594/BL | Time: 3 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks) — Write short notes on any five of the following.
1. Protected Forests.
2. Green Courts.
3. Biodiversity Convention (Earth Summit).
4. Global Warming.
5. Absolute Liability.
6. National Environmental Appellate Authority.
7. Kyoto Protocol, 1997.
8. Kinds of Pollution.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
9. Discuss the role of Indian Judiciary in the evolution of environmental jurisprudence.
10. Discuss about the transnational pollution and the liability of Multinational Companies.
11. Write a brief note on the International Biodiversity Conference of Parties (COP -11), Hyderabad,
2012.
12. Explain the various provisions of Constitutional and other laws of India that are concerned with
Environmental protection.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks) — Answer any two of the following.
13. Fumes discharged from the smelter of a mining company at Trail (British Columbia) had polluted
the air on the American side of the border. US complained this as a result of an agreement between
the US and Canada for the settlement of the dispute. Advise.
14. X, a company incorporated seeks permission from the Central Govt. for constructing beach
resorts and hotels by it in ecologically sensitive areas such as marine parks and wildlife habitats. Can
it be permitted?
15. In Ratlam Municipal area, there was full garbage and public excretion etc. A PIL was filed for the
abatement of nuisance. Advise.
16. Y Company fails to comply with the rules of Water Prevention and Pollution Act, 1974. What
action can be taken against the company?