Reply to a Pollution Board Notice
Show-cause, closure or direction from the board? The reply decides most of these cases, and the time you get is usually short.
Read moreWe're Environmental Lawyers in Delhi NCR Pollution board notices, consents, environmental clearance and NGT cases
Got a notice from the pollution board, a closure order, or a factory next door that won't stop polluting? Environmental cases have short deadlines, and some can't be extended. Send us the notice, the order or a few photos, and we'll tell you plainly where you stand, which authority or NGT bench deals with it, and what has to happen next.
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What we handle in environmental law
Pollution board notices and consents, environmental clearance, waste and EPR rules, and cases before the National Green Tribunal. We act for factories, builders, hospitals and businesses, and for residents and RWAs living with pollution. Most of our work is in Delhi NCR, before DPCC, UPPCB, HSPCB, CAQM and the NGT Principal Bench, and we take matters at the other NGT benches too.
Browse all servicesUnit Sealed or Power Cut
When the board has closed the unit or asked for electricity and water to be cut, we work on getting the order revoked and, if needed, appeal it.
Read moreConsent to Operate (CTO)
Any unit that discharges effluent or emissions needs it. We handle new applications, renewals and the queries that hold them up.
Read moreConsent to Establish (CTE)
Needed before you build or expand a factory or project. Building without it is one of the commonest violations we come across.
Read moreEnvironmental Clearance
Projects listed in the EIA Notification, 2006 need clearance before work starts, and the conditions keep applying after it is granted.
Read moreCases in the NGT
Applications within six months, appeals within 30 days of an order, and compensation claims, at every bench of the National Green Tribunal.
Read moreEnvironmental Compensation Demands
Asked to pay for past violations? The amount, the period counted and the way it was worked out can often be questioned.
Read morePollution Complaints
A factory, STP or building site is polluting your area. We help you complain to the right office and keep after it until something happens.
Read moreSTP and Sewage Problems
Society STP not working or sewage overflowing? The builder, the RWA and the maintenance agency each carry a different share of it.
Read moreBuilder Breaking Environmental Rules
Building beyond the clearance, no STP, trees cut or dust everywhere. What buyers, RWAs and neighbours can do about it.
Read moreGroundwater NOC
Borewells and dewatering for factories, buildings and projects usually need permission from CGWA or the state authority.
Read morePlastic EPR Registration
Producers, importers and brand owners must register on the CPCB portal and meet targets every year.
Read moreHazardous Waste Authorisation
Generating, storing or recycling hazardous waste needs authorisation, proper records and vendors who are allowed to take it.
Read moreGRAP and CAQM in Delhi NCR
Site stopped or unit shut under GRAP? What each stage allows, and how to deal with CAQM directions.
Read moreForest Clearance
Using forest land for a project needs central approval, compensatory afforestation and, in many areas, gram sabha consent.
Read morePenalty Proceedings
Many violations now lead to money penalties decided by an adjudicating officer. We prepare the reply and argue the hearing.
Read moreAppeal Against a Board Order
Consent refused or cancelled, or a direction passed against you? Appeals have short time limits, often 30 days.
Read moreCompensation for Pollution Damage
Crops, wells, homes or health harmed by pollution. A claim before the NGT can be filed within five years.
Read moreEnvironmental Compliance Check
A legal look at your consents, authorisations and returns, so gaps are found by you and not by an inspector.
Read moreEnvironmental Due Diligence
Before you buy, lease or lend against a plant or project, check its approvals, notices and pending cases.
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What we actually do in an environmental case
Environmental Lawyers is the environmental and NGT practice of Advocate BK Singh & Associates. We act for industries, builders, hospitals and businesses dealing with pollution boards and environment authorities, and for residents, RWAs and farmers who want pollution stopped. We appear before the regulators, the NGT, the High Courts and the Supreme Court.
Replies that answer the board
Most notices turn on a few documents: the consent, the inspection report, the test results and what has been fixed since. We answer each point with proof, so the board has a reason to drop or soften the action.
Dates worked out first
The reply date in the notice, 30 days to appeal a board order or a clearance, six months to bring most NGT applications. On day one we write down the dates that can't be missed.
Fixing, not just arguing
Often the quickest way out is to fix the problem and show it: repair the ETP, file the missing return, renew the consent. When that will get you further than a fight, we'll tell you so.
Pollution boards & NGTand the Supreme Court
Reply to a board notice
A show-cause, closure or compensation notice has arrived. The reply is usually due within days, so send it to us now.
Notice repliesGet your approvals in order
Consent to establish or operate, environmental clearance, a groundwater NOC or EPR registration, applied for in the right order.
ConsentsTalk to an environmental lawyer
Book a confidential call. Keep the notice, the order or a few photos handy, and you'll leave knowing your options, the deadlines and roughly what each route involves.
Book a callEnvironmental lawyers in Delhi NCR for industries, builders and residents
The people who call us run factories, hospitals, warehouses and building projects, or live next to a unit, STP or building site that won't stop polluting. We work from offices in Dwarka and Vaishali and appear before the pollution boards, CAQM, the NGT and the courts.
How we work
- Environmental work is our daily work. Board notices, consents, clearances, compensation demands and NGT cases are what we handle week in, week out.
- Clear fees in writing. You get a written fee quote for each stage, whether it is a reply, an application, a hearing or an appeal, before any work starts.
- Dates worked out on day one. The reply date in a notice, 30 days to appeal a board order, six months for most NGT applications. We list every date that matters in the first meeting.
- The right forum, not always the NGT. Sometimes a good reply to the board, a representation or the High Court gets you further. We'll tell you if that's the case.
30 daysTo appeal a pollution board order to the NGT
6 monthsTo file most applications in the NGT
2Offices: Dwarka, New Delhi and Vaishali, Ghaziabad
5NGT benches: New Delhi, Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai
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Guides for every stage of an environmental matter
From getting consent and clearance to replying to a notice and taking a case to the NGT.
FAQ
Environmental law questions people ask us most
Short answers. Your own facts can change the answer, so treat these as a starting point.
Your question isn't here?
Tell us where things stand: a notice, an order, a deadline or a polluting neighbour. An advocate will call you back.
Chat on WhatsApp Call +91 96259 61599What is the NGT, and what cases does it hear?
The National Green Tribunal hears cases that raise a substantial question about the environment under seven laws: the Water Act, the Water Cess Act, the forest conservation law, the Air Act, the Environment (Protection) Act, the Public Liability Insurance Act and the Biological Diversity Act. Appeals from the NGT go to the Supreme Court within 90 days.
I have received a notice from the pollution board. What should I do first?
Read exactly what it alleges and note the reply date. Fix whatever can be fixed quickly, then reply point by point with evidence and ask for a hearing and a fresh inspection. If you ignore the notice, the board can pass an order without hearing your side.
Our unit has been sealed and the power cut. Can it be reopened?
Usually, yes. The board can revoke a closure direction once you show the problem has been fixed, normally after inspecting the unit again. If the order itself is wrong, it can be appealed to the NGT within 30 days, which the Tribunal can extend by up to 60 days.
What is the difference between CTE and CTO?
Consent to Establish is needed before you build or expand a unit. Consent to Operate is needed before you start running it, and it has to be renewed. Both come from the State Pollution Control Board, or the Pollution Control Committee in a union territory.
Does my building project need environmental clearance?
Under the EIA Notification, 2006, building and construction projects with a built-up area of 20,000 sq m or more need clearance before work starts, usually from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority. Larger townships fall in a separate category.
How long do I have to go to the NGT?
Six months from when the problem first arose for an application under Section 14 of the NGT Act, 30 days from the order for an appeal under Section 16, and five years for a compensation claim under Section 15. The Tribunal can allow up to 60 more days if there is good reason for the delay.
Can I complain about pollution from a factory near my home?
Yes. Complain in writing to the regional office of the State Pollution Control Board, with dated photos or videos, and keep the acknowledgement. In Delhi NCR you can also approach the Commission for Air Quality Management. If nothing happens, you can apply to the NGT.
Which NGT bench will hear my case?
It depends on the state where the problem arose. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and the other northern states and union territories go to the Principal Bench in New Delhi. The zonal benches sit at Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.
